CVE-2026-71954

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/formL2tpv3ConfigSetup interface. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary malicious commands into the tunnelid and sessionid fields, resulting in command execution with root privileges.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
81%
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/formL2tpv3ConfigSetup | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/d-link-dwr-m961-command-injection-via-boafrm-forml2tpv3configsetup
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-2026-71954(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

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 103× in last 30d)

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 00:46 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 00:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 20:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-18 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-12 17:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-12 13:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-08-08 22:39 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-08-08 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71954?
CVE-2026-71954 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/formL2tpv3ConfigSetup interface. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary malicious commands into the tunnelid and sessionid fields, resulting in…
When was CVE-2026-71954 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71954 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-2026-71954 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71954 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 19.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71954?
CVE-2026-71954 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71954?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71954, 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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