THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-8862
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-8862

Dap 2610 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
13.3%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2610 Firmware v2.01RC067 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of passwords. The issue results from the lack of proper password checking. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-10082.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dap 2610 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2020-02-22

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 13.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-8862

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dap 2610 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-8862.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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