CVE DATABASE / CVE-2016-20017
CVE-2016-20017
D-Link DSL-2750B Devices Command Injection Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2024-01-08.
Federal remediation due 2024-01-29.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Summary
D-Link DSL-2750B devices before 1.05 allow remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter, as exploited in the wild in 2016 through 2022.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Dlink dsl-2750b firmwareDlink dsl-2750b
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References
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-05. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.