CVE-2020-21016 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2022-10-31

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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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.

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 0.02009.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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'}`

Subscriptions

Dlink Dir-846 Dir-846 Firmware

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: 2026-06-17T03:03:30.350

Link: CVE-2020-21016

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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