CVE-2016-20017

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: October 19, 2022 Modified: November 05, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

93.1%

100th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2024-01-29

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77 CWE-77

Affected Vendors

dlink

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