CVE-2024-48636: OS Command Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 82% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
To mitigate CVE-2024-48636, organizations should immediately restrict access to the management interfaces of affected D-Link routers, ideally limiting access to trusted internal networks or via VPNs. Network segmentation should be employed to isolate router management traffic from general user traffic. Monitoring and logging of HTTP POST requests targeting VLAN configuration endpoints should be enhanced to detect anomalous or malformed requests indicative of exploitation attempts. Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) and web application firewalls (WAF) can be configured with custom rules to block suspicious payloads targeting the VLANID:0/VID parameter. Administrators should follow D-Link’s advisories closely and apply firmware updates or patches as soon as they become available. In the absence of patches, consider temporary replacement of affected devices or disabling VLAN configuration features if feasible. Regularly audit router configurations and credentials to ensure no unauthorized changes have occurred. Finally, educating network administrators about this vulnerability and its exploitation methods will improve incident response readiness.
Description
D-Link DIR_882_FW130B06 and DIR_878 DIR_878_FW130B08 were discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the VLANID:0/VID parameter in the SetVLANSettings function. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted POST request.