CVE-2016-20017
Actively exploited. CVE-2016-20017 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-01-08) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2016-20017 is indexed in Metasploit. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
D-Link DSL-2750B devices contain a command injection vulnerability that allows remote, unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A command injection vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated command execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of D-Link DSL-2750B devices.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Apply the latest firmware update from D-Link.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2016-20017 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
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Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2016-20017: D-Link DSL-2750B Devices Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-01-08
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