CVE-2020-21016 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100A35 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via HNAP1/control/SetGuestWLanSettings.php.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10392.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Dlink	Dir-846 Dir-846 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-846_firmware:100a35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-846:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-13795	D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100A35 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via HNAP1/control/SetGuestWLanSettings.php.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/dahua966/Routers-vuls/blob/master/DIR-846/GuestWLanSetting_RCE.md
https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/

History

Wed, 07 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-94
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-07T13:51:24.736Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-21016

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:22:25.439Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-31T13:15:10.477

Modified: 2025-05-07T14:15:26.530

Link: CVE-2020-21016

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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