Command Injection Vulnerability in DrayTek VigorSwitch Models
CVE-2026-71928

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Draytek Corporation

Status
Vigorswitch G2540xs
Vigorswitch P2540xs
Vigorswitch Fx2120
Vigorswitch G2282x
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-71928?

Multiple models of DrayTek VigorSwitch switch series are identified to have a command injection vulnerability within the fdftDevice function. This issue arises from inadequate filtering of inputs for the username and password fields before executing commands. An attacker with valid administrative credentials can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted inputs to execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges, potentially compromising the device's security and affecting the network infrastructure.

Affected Version(s)

VigorSwitch FX2120 0 < 3.9.10

VigorSwitch G1280 0 < 2.9.10

VigorSwitch G1282 0 < 2.9.10

References

https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/multiple-...
vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/draytek-vigorswitch-...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jincheng Wang (@winmt)
Le Yu (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
Xiapu Luo (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
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