CVE-2026-16528
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Source
- 54bf65a7-a193-42d2-b1ba-8e150d3c35e1
EPSS moved from 0.2% on 7 October 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.