An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02.
Priority LOW 36CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02. There exists an exposed administration function in getcfg.php, which can be used to call various services. It can be utilized by an attacker to retrieve various sensitive information, such as admin login credentials, by setting the value of _POST_SERVICES in the query string to DEVICE.ACCOUNT.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01688 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816l_firmware:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.06 | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
| cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816l_firmware:2.06.b09:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.06.b09 beta | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
| cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-816l:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | b1 | Running on | D-Link Japan K.K. |
- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816l_firmware:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.06 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816l_firmware:2.06.b09:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.06.b09 beta Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
- cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-816l:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions b1 Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15894
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xhc-v448-j5jx
References
More D-Link Japan K.K. Dir-816l Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-12058 D-Link DIR-816L authentication.cgi authenticationcgi_main stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-12061 D-Link DIR-816L soap.cgi soapcgi_main stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-12060 D-Link DIR-816L __ajax_exporer.sgi scandir_main stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-12059 D-Link DIR-816L gena.cgi genacgi_main stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-07160 D-Link DIR-816L Environment Variable cgibin lxmldbc_system command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-11547 An issue in the getcfg.php component of D-Link DIR816L_FW206b01 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15894 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15894 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xhc-v448-j5jx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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