CVEs / CVE-2016-20017
CVE-2016-20017: D-Link DSL-2750B Devices Command Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Jan 2024
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 65.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
D-Link DSL-2750B devices contain a command injection vulnerability that allows remote, unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter.
Description
D-Link DSL-2750B devices before 1.05 allow remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter, as exploited in the wild in 2016 through 2022.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 8 Jan 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 29 Jan 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-77 |
References
- CVE-2016-20017 on NVD
- CVE-2016-20017 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 (cited by CISA)
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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