CVE-2019-20500
Actively exploited. CVE-2019-20500 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-06-29) — 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-2019-20500 is indexed in Exploit-DB. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
D-Link DWL-2600AP access point contains an authenticated command injection vulnerability via the Save Configuration functionality in the Web interface, using shell metacharacters in the admin.cgi?action=config_save configBackup or downloadServerip parameter.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists via the Save Configuration functionality in the Web interface.
- Who is affected
- Administrators of D-Link DWL-2600AP access points.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to the critical severity and confirmed exploitation.
- Action
- Update the firmware to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2019-20500 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-20500: D-Link DWL-2600AP Access Point Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-06-29
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