# CVE-2026-23754: D-Link D-View 8 IDOR Allows Credential Disclosure and Account Takeover

> Authenticated users can exploit IDOR to retrieve other users' credentials, enabling full account takeover and administrative control.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-872q-6cm2-xcc6

## What is CVE-2026-23754?

CVE-2026-23754 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in D-Link D-View 8, published on 21 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

D-Link D-View 8 versions 2.0.1.107 and below contain an improper access control vulnerability in backend API endpoints. Any authenticated user can supply an arbitrary user_id value to retrieve sensitive credential data belonging to other users, including super administrators. The exposed credential material can be reused directly as a valid authentication secret, allowing full impersonation of the targeted account. This results in complete account takeover and full administrative control over the D-View system.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23754?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dlink D-View 8.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-23754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-23754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-23754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in D-Link D-View 8

- [CVE-2023-7163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7163/): D-Link D-View 8 Unauthenticated Probe-Core Server Communication (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-5296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5296/): D-Link D-View Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-32165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32165/): D-Link D-View TftpReceiveFileHandler Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-32169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32169/): D-Link D-View Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-44411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44411/): D-Link D-View InstallApplication Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-23754 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-23754 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in D-Link D-View 8, published on 21 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: D-Link D-View 8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23754/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23754
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23754
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23754

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23754/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.