CVE-2016-20017

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  3. CVE-2016-20017
D-Link DSL-2750B devices before 1.05 allow remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter, as exploited in the wild in 2016 through 2022.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 US Government Resource
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dsl-2750b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dsl-2750b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

05 Nov 2025, 19:24

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:15

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:16

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:16

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-20017 -

21 Nov 2024, 02:47

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

21 Oct 2022, 20:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53 - (MISC) https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/53 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 - (MISC) https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10088 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760 - (MISC) https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44760 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CWE CWE-77
CPE cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dsl-2750b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dsl-2750b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8

19 Oct 2022, 05:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2022-10-19 05:15

Updated : 2025-11-05 19:24

NVD link : CVE-2016-20017

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20017

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Products Affected

dlink

  • dsl-2750b
  • dsl-2750b_firmware
CWE
CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')