THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-28956
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2022-28956

Dir 816l Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
22.4%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
An issue in the getcfg.php component of D-Link DIR816L_FW206b01 allows attackers to access the device via a crafted payload.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dir 816l Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-05-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the 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 22.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-28956

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dir 816l Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-28956.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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