AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2021-40655
HIGH · CVSS 7.5 · Analyzed
Published: 2021-09-24 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
An informtion disclosure issue exists in D-LINK-DIR-605 B2 Firmware Version : 2.01MT. An attacker can obtain a user name and password by forging a post request to the / getcfg.php page
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.5 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- D-Link · DIR-605 Router
- Added to catalog
- 2024-05-16
- Required action
- This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2024-06-06
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-605l_firmware:2.01mt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://github.com/Ilovewomen/D-LINK-DIR-605/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/
Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/Ilovewomen/D-LINK-DIR-605/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/
Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-40655
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