CVE-2020-24581

Dsl2888a Firmware vulnerability

CVSS

8.0

EPSS

12.6%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU_2.31_V1.1.47ae55. It contains an execute_cmd.cgi feature (that is not reachable via the web user interface) that lets an authenticated user execute Operating System commands.

Affected vendor

Dlink

Affected product

Dsl2888a Firmware

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Published

2020-12-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable from an adjacent network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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