CVE-2019-20500

D-Link DWL-2600AP Access Point Command Injection Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 29 Jun 2023

Description

D-Link DWL-2600AP 4.2.0.15 Rev A devices have an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability via the Save Configuration functionality in the Web interface, using shell metacharacters in the admin.cgi?action=config_save configBackup or downloadServerip parameter.

Key facts

Published
5 Mar 2020
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
mitre
KEV added
29 Jun 2023
KEV fix due
20 Jul 2023
EPSS
96.713% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.885% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

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

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

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

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2020 Published
  2. 29 Jun 2023 CVE-2019-20500 added to CISA KEV
  3. 29 Jun 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).

References