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).
CVE-2021-27137
Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-07-21), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1 retained for reference (NVD's own analysis pending). Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EPSS
- 95.4%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
July 16, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Jul 16, 2026SSD Advisory – DD-WRT UPNP Buffer Overflow - SSD Secure Disclosure
https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-dd-wrt-upnp-buffer-overflow/Inside the Cross-Platform Propagation of a New Gafgyt Variant C0XMO | FortiGuard Labs
https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/inside-cross-platform-propagation-of-new-gafgyt-variant-c0xmoC0XMO botnet spreads via DD-WRT router flaw, kills rival malware
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/c0xmo-botnet-spreads-via-dd-wrt-router-flaw-kills-rival-malware/IoT Botnet C0XMO Adds Competitor-Killing Capability
https://securityaffairs.com/193290/uncategorized/iot-botnet-c0xmo-adds-competitor-killing-capability.htmlVendor Advisories for CVE-2021-27137(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
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