CVE-2016-20017

D-Link DSL-2750B Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

Critical 9.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 8 Jan 2024

Description

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.

Key facts

Published: 19 Oct 2022
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: mitre
KEV added: 8 Jan 2024
KEV fix due: 29 Jan 2024
EPSS: 65.777% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.279% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a (affected)