CVE-2021-46381
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal files reading [/etc/passwd] and [/etc/shadow].
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal files reading [/etc/passwd] and [/etc/shadow].
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 58.88% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 11 May 2022
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- dlink/dap-1620 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 58.9% since 3 November 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.
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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167070/DLINK-DAP-1620-A1-1.01-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19OP09msw8l7CJ622nkvnvnt7EKun1eCG?usp=sharingExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167070/DLINK-DAP-1620-A1-1.01-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19OP09msw8l7CJ622nkvnvnt7EKun1eCG?usp=sharingExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.