What is CVE-2026-2142?
A weakness has been identified in D-Link DIR-823X 250416. This vulnerability affects the function sub_420688 of the file /goform/set_qos. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.
The record classifies CVE-2026-2142 under weakness classes CWE-77, CWE-78. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 262 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v4.0 base score
- 7.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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 - EPSS (FIRST)
- 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 9.3/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-02-08, last modified 2026-02-23
Is CVE-2026-2142 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-2142 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 36 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Dlink: Dir-823x Firmware 250416, Dir-823x
How to fix CVE-2026-2142
Vendor advisory: https://www.dlink.com/. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-2142
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-2142, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .