CVE-2026-16528 (GCVE-0-2026-16528)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-07 02:02 – Updated: 2026-10-07 18:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-07 18:48 UTC
CWE
- CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS | Router |
Affected:
3.0.0.4.386 series
(custom)
Affected: 3.0.0.4.388 series Affected: 3.0.0.6.102 series cpe:2.3:a:asus:router:3.0.0.4.386_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:asus:router:3.0.0.4.388_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:asus:router:3.0.0.6.102_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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