TI-2021-08789 Aliases CVE-2021-27249 GHSA-q7xv-685x-6h27

OS command injection in D-Link DAP-2020

MEDIUM 46CWE-78Published 2021-04-14 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2020 v1.01rc001 Wi-Fi access points. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of CGI scripts. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-11369.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05089 92nd 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
D-Link	DAP-2020	v1.01rc001	—	No fix listed	CNA

DAP-2020 VendorD-Link Affected v1.01rc001 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dap-2020_firmware:1.01:rc001::::::	1.01 rc001	Vulnerable	D-Link Japan K.K.
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dap-2020:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	D-Link Japan K.K.

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dap-2020_firmware:1.01:rc001:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.01 rc001 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dap-2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD 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-2021-27249
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7xv-685x-6h27

References

Patch 1

https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10201

Advisory 1

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-204/

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Sources

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