8.8

CVE-2024-6045: d-link e15 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighDeferred
Published 17-06-2024Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-6045 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in d-link e15. EPSS estimates a 6.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
6.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain models of D-Link wireless routers contain an undisclosed factory testing backdoor. Unauthenticated attackers on the local area network can force the device to enable Telnet service by accessing a specific URL and can log in by using the administrator credentials obtained from analyzing the firmware.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.31% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

D-link15 products
  • e15≥ earlier, < 1.20.01
  • e30≥ earlier, < 1.10.02
  • g403≥ earlier, < 1.10.01
  • g415≥ earlier, < 1.10.01
  • g416≥ earlier, < 1.10.01

1 vendor · 15 products

References

3 links