CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2021-46315 — Dlink Dir-846 Firmware security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in HNAP1/control/SetWizardConfig.php in D-Link Router DIR-846 DIR846A1_FW100A43.bin and DIR846enFW100A53DLA-Retail.bin. Malicoius users can use this vulnerability to use "\ " or backticks in the shell metacharacters in the ssid0 or ssid1 parameters to cause arbitrary command execution. Since CVE-2019-17510 vulnerability has not been patched and improved www/hnap1/control/setwizardconfig.php, can also use line breaks and backquotes to bypass.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2022-02-17
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Affected products

  • dlink / dir-846_firmware / 100a43
  • dlink / dir-846_firmware / 100a53dla

Matched remediation archetype

Command, code, expression, and template injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
  • Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.

Remediate safely

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
  • Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.

Authoritative sources

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