CVE-2016-20017
Published 2022-10-19 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2016-20017 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in D-Link DSL-2750B Devices. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 8, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by January 29, 2024. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. D-Link has 26 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 2 of them linked to ransomware.
All 26 known-exploited D-Link vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: D-Link — DSL-2750B Devices
Name: D-Link DSL-2750B Devices Command Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-01-08 · Due: 2024-01-29
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017