CVE-2021-27249
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2020 v1.01rc001 Wi-Fi access points.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2020 v1.01rc001 Wi-Fi access points. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of CGI scripts. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-11369.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.09% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- dlink/dap-2020 firmware
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
References
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10201Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-204/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10201Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-204/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.