High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-5371

Description

diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr field of an HTTP GET request.

Affected products

Dlink/DSL-2640Ullm-create
Range: IM_1.00, ME_1.00
Dlink/DSL-2540Ullm-create
Range: ME_1.00

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.iplantom.com/2018/01/10/dsl2640U/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryURL Repurposed

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