CVE-2016-20017

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 v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dsl-2750b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dsl-2750b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 Nov 2025, 19:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 - US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2022-10-19 05:15

Updated : 2025-11-05 19:24

NVD link : CVE-2016-20017

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20017

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dlink

dsl-2750b_firmware
dsl-2750b

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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