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TI-2026-06082 Aliases CVE-2026-6947GHSA-j7j4-xj8f-m78g

D-Link｜DWM-222W USB Wi-Fi Adapter - Brute-Force Protection Bypass

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-307Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.

Summary

DWM-222W USB Wi-Fi Adapter developed by D-Link has a Brute-Force Protection Bypass vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated adjacent network attackers to bypass login attempt limits to perform brute-force attacks to gain control over the device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0057 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed DWM-222W (D-Link): 1.02.00

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
D-LinkDWM-222Wbefore 1.02.001.02.00Patch availableCNA
  • DWM-222W VendorD-Link Affected before 1.02.00 Fixed in 1.02.00 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA DWM-222W (D-Link) Fixed in 1.02.00

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6947
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7j4-xj8f-m78g

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-03070 D-Link DNS-320L/DNS-325/DNS-327L/DNS-340L HTTP GET Request nas_sharing.cgi command injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03069 D-Link DNS-320L/DNS-325/DNS-327L/DNS-340L HTTP GET Request nas_sharing.cgi hard-coded credentials KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-00708 D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10693 OS Command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR820LA1_FW105B03 allows attackers to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-17249 D-Link Go-RT-AC750 GORTAC750_revA_v101b03 and GO-RT-AC750_revB_FWv200b02 are vulnerable… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09657 D-Link DIR-820L 1.05B03 was discovered to contain remote command execution (RCE)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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