CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-27137

8.1 HIGH Known exploited Published 2026-07-16 Modified 2026-07-22 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

DD-WRT Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — DD-WRT DD-WRT

DD-WRT contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to overflow an internal buffer used by UPnP and trigger a code execution vulnerability.

Added to KEV
2026-07-21
Remediation due
2026-07-24
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Notes
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, proprietary implementation, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://svn.dd-wrt.com/changeset/45724 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27137
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-07-16
Last modified
2026-07-22
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-121

Description

An issue was discovered in router/upnp/src/ssdp.c in DD-WRT before 45724. An unsafe strcpy in the UPnP handling functionality allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to send a request that would overflow an internal fixed buffer. Exploitation requires the DD-WRT user to enable UPnP (which is off by default, and only listens on internal interfaces by default). This occurs in ssdp_msearch (reachable by an M-SEARCH request).

Affected configurations

• dd-wrt dd-wrt (< 45724)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow weakness

References