CVE-2021-46452

Name: CVE-2021-46452
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-02-04T02:15:09.527+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 4.10%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-46452 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. D-Link device D-Link DIR-823-Pro v1.0.2 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the function SetNetworkTomographySettings. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the tomography_ping_address, tomography_ping_number, tomography_ping_size, tomography_ping_timeout, and tomography_ping_ttl parameters.. EPSS estimates a 4.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

D-Link device D-Link DIR-823-Pro v1.0.2 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the function SetNetworkTomographySettings. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the tomography_ping_address, tomography_ping_number, tomography_ping_size, tomography_ping_timeout, and tomography_ping_ttl parameters.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

4.10%

89.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dlink	Dir-823 Pro Firmware	<= 1.0.2

References

https://github.com/pjqwudi/my_vuln/blob/main/D-link/vuln_27/27.mdBroken Link
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10285Vendor Advisory
https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pjqwudi/my_vuln/blob/main/D-link/vuln_27/27.mdBroken Link
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10285Vendor Advisory
https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 4, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-46452?

How severe is CVE-2021-46452?

CVE-2021-46452 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-46452?

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Source: NVD / NIST