This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2610 Firmware v2.01RC…

published 2020-02-22 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-29704

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 13.3%; EPSS 13.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 0; none known

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2610 Firmware v2.01RC067 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of passwords. The issue results from the lack of proper password checking. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-10082.

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Exploit prediction

13.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	8.3	AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

D-Link DAP-2610

Classification

Weakness

CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

supportannouncement.us.dlink.com /announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10154
vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-20-266/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-8862
NVD CVE-2020-8862

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