High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40719
CVE-2022-40719
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected installations of D-Link DIR-2150 4.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the xupnpd_generic.lua plugin for the xupnpd service, which listens on TCP port 4044 by default. When parsing the feed parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-15906.
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2- supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspxnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1223/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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