CVE-2024-6045

D-Link router - Hidden Backdoor

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 17, 2024 at 03:12 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:17 AM UTC
16 products affected across 1 vendorR15 FirmwareG416 FirmwareEAGLE PRO AI R15

Using G403 by D-Link?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect G403 - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
v < 1.20.01earlier ≤ v < 1.20.01earlier
Affected range stops below 1.20.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.10.02earlier ≤ v < 1.10.02earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.10.01earlier ≤ v < 1.10.01earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
earlier ≤ v < 1.10.01earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
earlier ≤ v < 1.10.01earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
earlier ≤ v < 1.10.01earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
earlier ≤ v < 1.10.02earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
earlier ≤ v < 1.10.02earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
earlier ≤ v < 1.10.02earlier
Affected range stops below 1.10.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHtwcert
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-798CWE-912

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card