CVEs / CVE-2020-29557

CVE-2020-29557: D-Link DIR-825 R1 Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 55.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

D-Link DIR-825 R1 devices contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the web interface that may allow for remote code execution.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-825 R1 devices through 3.0.1 before 2020-11-20. A buffer overflow in the web interface allows attackers to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 29 Jan 2021 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	3 Nov 2021
Due date for US federal agencies	3 May 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-119

References

CVE-2020-29557 on NVD
CVE-2020-29557 in the CISA KEV catalog
https://shaqed.github.io/dlink/ Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.dlink.ru/ru/download2/5/19/2354/441/ Product
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-29557 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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