CVE-2018-6530
CVE-2018-6530 is a security flaw in D-Link Multiple Routers, routers for homes and small offices. Attackers can run commands on D-Link Multiple Routers. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 8 Sep 2022, and says ransomware gangs have used it.[1]
D-Link Multiple Routers is in things households have: home and small-office routers, so the fix matters at home as much as at work. D-Link has published a fix or advice.
Description
CISA calls it an OS command injection in D-Link Multiple Routers. In its words: “Multiple D-Link routers contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for execution of OS commands.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “OS command injection vulnerability in soap.cgi (soapcgi_main in cgibin) in D-Link DIR-880L DIR-880L_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_1.08B04 and previous versions, DIR-868L DIR868LA1_FW112b04 and previous versions, DIR-65L DIR-865L_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_1.08.B01 and previous versions, and DIR-860L DIR860LA1_FW110b04 and previous versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the service parameter.”[2]
The underlying weakness is OS command injection (CWE-78), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 9.8 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it critical, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record doesn’t list version ranges for it; D-Link’s advisory has them[3]. CISA names the product as D-Link Multiple Routers.
Every device with D-Link Multiple Routers needs the update.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 8 Sep 2022, 1,647 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 29 Sep 2022 to fix it.[1] CISA says ransomware gangs have used it.
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 97%. That’s in the top 1% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
D-Link has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “The vendor D-Link published an advisory stating the fix under CVE-2018-20114 properly patches KEV entry CVE-2018-6530.”[1]
- Update D-Link Multiple Routers now.Open the router’s app, or its admin page in a browser, and look for a firmware update. Then turn on automatic updates, so the next fix arrives on its own.
- If the maker has stopped updating it, replace it.Routers stop getting fixes after a few years, and attackers keep a list of the ones that did. If there’s no newer firmware, it won’t be fixed.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 9.8.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks, noting that ransomware gangs have used it.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 97%.[4] |
See also
Other D-Link Multiple Routers flaws
- CVE-2021-45382: remote code execution ·
- CVE-2019-16920: command injection ·
Other D-Link flaws
- CVE-2025-29635, D-Link DIR-823X: command injection ·
- CVE-2022-37055, D-Link Routers: buffer overflow ·
- CVE-2022-40799, D-Link DNR-322L: download of code without integrity check ·
- CVE-2020-25079, D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L Devices: DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L command injection ·
- CVE-2020-25078, D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L Devices: unspecified ·
Other OS command injection flaws
- CVE-2026-110447, Collabora Online – Built-in CODE Server: online – built-in CODE server OS command injection ·
- CVE-2026-106931, EG Secure Solutions SiteGuard Server Edition: OS command injection ·
- CVE-2026-83549, SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances: OS command injection ·
- CVE-2026-49869, Kestra OSS: OSS OS command injection ·
- CVE-2026-73570, Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS): OS command injection ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2022-3075, Chrome and other Chromium browsers: insufficient data validation ·
- CVE-2022-27593, QNAP Photo Station: externally controlled reference ·
- CVE-2022-26258, D-Link DIR-820L: remote code execution ·
- CVE-2020-9934, Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS: input validation ·
- CVE-2018-7445, MikroTik RouterOS: stack-based buffer overflow ·
Every D-Link flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in September 2022
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “D-Link Multiple Routers OS Command Injection Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 8 Sep 2022.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2018-6530 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 6 Mar 2018.
- ^ D-Link. Advisories and fixes: supportannouncement.us.dlink.com.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.967, percentile 99.9, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2018-6530”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.