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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-20432 json

D-Link COVR-2600R and COVR-3902 Kit before 1.01b05Beta01 use hardcoded credentials for telnet connection, which allows unauthenticated atta…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-12989

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

D-Link COVR-2600R and COVR-3902 Kit before 1.01b05Beta01 use hardcoded credentials for telnet connection, which allows unauthenticated attackers to gain privileged access to the router, and to extract sensitive data or modify the configuration.

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

3.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159058/COVR-3902-1.01B0-Hardcoded-Credentials.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cybersecurityworks.com https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2018-20432-dlink.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

Sources

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