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title: "CVE-2026-112146: D-Link E15, M32, R15, R32 - Authentication Bypass"
description: "D-Link E15, M32, R15, and R32 contain a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by improper handling in /etc/emDaemon/passwd of MQTT Broker, letting remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires no special conditions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-112146/
---

# CVE-2026-112146 D-Link E15, M32, R15, R32 - Authentication Bypass

D-Link E15, M32, R15, and R32 contain a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by improper handling in /etc/emDaemon/passwd of MQTT Broker, letting remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires no special conditions.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112146)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Published

19 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-259](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/259.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest firmware version provided by D-Link.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112146](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112146)
- [https://www.dlink.com/](https://www.dlink.com/)
- [https://github.com/XueDugu/dlink-eaglepro-easymesh-mqtt-credential-evidence](https://github.com/XueDugu/dlink-eaglepro-easymesh-mqtt-credential-evidence)
- [https://github.com/XueDugu/dlink-eaglepro-easymesh-mqtt-credential-evidence/tree/master/poc](https://github.com/XueDugu/dlink-eaglepro-easymesh-mqtt-credential-evidence/tree/master/poc)
- [https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-112146](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-112146)
- [https://vuldb.com/submit/1013245](https://vuldb.com/submit/1013245)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/422251](https://vuldb.com/vuln/422251)
- [https://vuldb.com/vuln/422251/cti](https://vuldb.com/vuln/422251/cti)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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