CVE-2019-20500
D-Link DWL-2600AP Access Point Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 20 July 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
D-Link DWL-2600AP 4.2.0.15 Rev A devices have an authenticated OS 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 96.71% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 May 2019
- CISA KEV
- Listed 29 June 2023 · due 20 July 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- dlink/dwl-2600ap firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 96.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable. https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10113; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20500
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
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10113Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46841Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10113Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46841Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-20500US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.