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CVE-2026-86297
D-Link DIR-605 L2TP Control Message tunnel.c tunnel_set_params off-by-one
AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H N N N H H H 8.2 .0112 65.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
DIR-605 B1v202WWB03 – —
TIMELINE
Sep 6 Reserved by VulDB
Sep 7 Published (CNA: VulDB)
Sep 9 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86297 (D-Link DIR-605). Public exploit reference added.
Description
A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DIR-605 B1v202WWB03. This issue affects the function tunnel_set_params of the file progs.gpl/pppd.alpha/l2tp/tunnel.c of the component L2TP Control Message Parser. Such manipulation of the argument peer_hostname leads to off-by-one. The attack may be performed from remote. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 6, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by VulDB |
| September 7, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: VulDB) |
| September 9, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86297 (D-Link DIR-605). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| D-Link | DIR-605 | — | B1v202WWB03 | — |
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