CVE-2020-9279
A hard-coded account allows management-interface login with high privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. A hard-coded account allows management-interface login with high privileges. The logged-in user can perform critical tasks and take full control of the device.
- 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
- 2.19% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- dlink/dsl-2640b firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://raelize.com/advisories/CVE-2020-9279_D-Link-DSL-2640B_Hard-coded-privileged-account_v1.0.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://raelize.com/posts/d-link-dsl-2640b-security-advisories/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletinVendor Advisory
- https://raelize.com/advisories/CVE-2020-9279_D-Link-DSL-2640B_Hard-coded-privileged-account_v1.0.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://raelize.com/posts/d-link-dsl-2640b-security-advisories/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletinVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.