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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-18852

Certain D-Link devices have a hardcoded Alphanetworks user account with TELNET access because of /etc/config/image_sign or /etc/alpha_config/image_sign.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Certain D-Link devices have a hardcoded Alphanetworks user account with TELNET access because of /etc/config/image_sign or /etc/alpha_config/image_sign. This affects DIR-600 B1 V2.01 for WW, DIR-890L A1 v1.03, DIR-615 J1 v100 (for DCN), DIR-645 A1 v1.03, DIR-815 A1 v1.01, DIR-823 A1 v1.01, and DIR-842 C1 v3.00.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.61% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-319
Affected
dlink/dir-600 b1 firmware · dlink/dir-615 j1 firmware · dlink/dir-645 a1 firmware · dlink/dir-815 a1 firmware · dlink/dir-823 a1 firmware · dlink/dir-842 c1 firmware · dlink/dir-890l a1 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.