High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2026· Updated Apr 30, 2026

CVE-2026-5979

Description

A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-605L 2.13B01. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formVirtualServ of the file /goform/formVirtualServ of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument curTime results in buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected products

Dlink/Dir 605l Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-605l_firmware:2.13b01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/D-Link-DIR-605L-formVirtualServ-33153a41781f80b496e1de206077bc7envdExploitThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com/submit/791852nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vuldb.com/vuln/356533nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vuldb.com/vuln/356533/ctinvdPermissions RequiredVDB Entry
www.dlink.comnvdProduct

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Severity

HighCVSS v3.1

8.8/ 10

CVSS v47.4

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.04%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.57high

cvss	0.572
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE ID

CVE-2026-5979

Credits

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wxhwxhwxh_mie (VulDB User)
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