CVE-2018-10824 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 12.5% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, and DWR-111 through 1.01 devices. The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the /tmp/csman/0 file. An attacker having a directory traversal (or LFI) can easily get full router access.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 12.48% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-10-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (15)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dlink | dir-140l |
| dlink | dir-140l firmware |
| dlink | dir-640l |
| dlink | dir-640l firmware |
| dlink | dwr-111 |
| dlink | dwr-111 firmware |
| dlink | dwr-116 |
| dlink | dwr-116 firmware |
| dlink | dwr-512 |
| dlink | dwr-512 firmware |
| dlink | dwr-712 |
| dlink | dwr-712 firmware |
| dlink | dwr-912 firmware |
| dlink | dwr-921 |
| dlink | dwr-921 firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | D-Link Routers - Plaintext Password | 2018-10-12 |
References
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