CVE-2017-17020
On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with firmware before 1.15.01, command injection in alphapd (binary responsible for running the camera's web server)…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with firmware before 1.15.01, command injection in alphapd (binary responsible for running the camera's web server) allows remote authenticated attackers to execute code through sanitized /setSystemAdmin user input in the AdminID field being passed directly to a call to system.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.84% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 27 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- dlink/dcs-5009 firmware · dlink/dcs-5010 firmware · dlink/dcs-5020l firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 11.8% on 21 September 2026 to 14.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084Vendor Advisory
- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084Vendor Advisory
- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.