Vulnerability · Published Feb 22, 2020 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2020-8862
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in DAP-2610 from D-Link. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 13.3% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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 products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-697 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H