{"id":"CVE-2017-15909","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-15909","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:08:02.960Z","title":"D-Link DGS-1500 Ax devices before 2.51B021 have a hardcoded password, which allows remote attackers to obtain shell access.","description":"D-Link DGS-1500 Ax devices before 2.51B021 have a hardcoded password, which allows remote attackers to obtain shell access.","published":"2017-10-26T03:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:08:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-798"],"affected":["dlink/dgs-1500 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01687,"percentile":0.76911,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-20/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-28/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-28P/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-52/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-20/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-28/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-28P/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DGS-1500-52/REVA/DGS-1500_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.51.021_EN.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15909","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}