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CVE-2026-71956

9.3
Critical
EPSS 2%Aug 9, 2026

Critical RCE vulnerability enabling full system compromise.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-71956 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-71956 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-71956?

CVE-2026-71956 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-71956?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-71956, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-71956 affect?

CVE-2026-71956 affects Unknown - vendor/product details withheld or blocked. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-71956?

Isolate affected hosts, enable EDR/IDS rules, monitor, apply vendor patch when released.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Unknown - vendor/product details withheld or blocked
impact

Unauthenticated remote code execution allowing full system compromise, data exfiltration, persistence and lateral movement.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
D-Link Corporation DWR-M961
  • affected< 1.1.5_C1_202607071108

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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