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CVE-2026-16528

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in certain ASUS router models allows a remote…

Risk score
52/100
CVSS
8.4 v4.0
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
7 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
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 mor…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 8.4 high

References

Original description

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.

Last activity 7 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.