CVE-2026-71944

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-08. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

D-Link DWR-M961 devices with hardware version C1 and firmware version before 1.1.5_C1_202607071108 contain a command injection vulnerability in the /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel interface. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary malicious commands into the fota_url field, resulting in command execution with root privileges.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
80%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 8, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

D-Link DWR-M961 Command Injection via /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/d-link-dwr-m961-command-injection-via-boafrm-formltefotaupgradequectel
generic

DWR-M961 4G AC1200 LTE Router | D-Link

https://www.dlink.com/middle-east/en/products/dwr-m961-4g-ac1200-lte-router
generic

D-Link Technical Support

https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10512

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71944(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-21 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71944?
CVE-2026-71944 is a critical vulnerability published on August 8, 2026. D-Link DWR-M961 devices with hardware version C1 and firmware version before 1.1.5C1202607071108 contain a command injection vulnerability in the /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel interface. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary malicious commands into the fota_url field, resulting in command…
When was CVE-2026-71944 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71944 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 8, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71944 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71944 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 19.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71944?
CVE-2026-71944 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71944?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71944, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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