CVE-2026-16528 (GCVE-0-2026-16528)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-07 02:02
Modified
2026-10-21 00:18
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Summary
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in certain ASUS router models allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain DDNS credentials from the system log, potentially enabling modification of DNS settings.Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware  ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ASUS Router Version: 3.0.0.4.386 series   <
Version: 3.0.0.4.388 series
Version: 3.0.0.6.102 series
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