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title: "CVE-2026-96515: Netlink ICT HG323RW - Command Injection"
description: "Netlink ICT HG323RW router contains a command injection caused by insufficient authorization and input validation in the diagnostic script import functionality, letting authenticated attackers execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-96515/
---

# CVE-2026-96515 Netlink ICT HG323RW - Command Injection

Netlink ICT HG323RW router contains a command injection caused by insufficient authorization and input validation in the diagnostic script import functionality, letting authenticated attackers execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.

CVSS base score 8.6 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.31% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96515)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

24 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest firmware version provided by Netlink ICT.

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-2026-96515](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96515)
- [https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2026-0473](https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2026-0473)

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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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