CVE-2020-8862

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 13.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-02-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-697

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2610 Firmware v2.01RC067 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of passwords. The issue results from the lack of proper password checking. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-10082.

Affected products

D-Link DAP-2610: through 2.01rc067

References

https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10154
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-266/
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10154
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-266/

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