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CVE-2024-33343: D-Link DIR-822+ · OS Command Injection

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 94% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

  1. Immediate mitigation should focus on isolating affected devices from untrusted networks, especially the internet, to prevent remote exploitation.
  2. Implement network-level access controls such as firewall rules to restrict access to the router's management interface (prog.cgi) only to trusted internal IP addresses.
  3. Monitor network traffic for unusual or suspicious requests targeting the ChgSambaUserSettings function or the prog.cgi endpoint.
  4. If possible, disable Samba user settings management via the router's web interface until a patch is available.
  5. Regularly check for firmware updates from D-Link and apply official patches as soon as they are released.
  6. Consider replacing vulnerable devices with models that have active security support if patches are not forthcoming.
  7. Employ network segmentation to limit the impact of a compromised router on critical systems.
  8. Use intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or heuristics to detect exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability.
  9. Educate network administrators about this vulnerability and the importance of securing router management interfaces.

Description

D-Link DIR-822+ V1.0.5 was found to contain a command injection in ChgSambaUserSettings function of prog.cgi, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell.

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