Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-17020 · published 1 May 2018

CVE-2017-17020: Dlink dcs-5009 firmware os command injection vulnerability

Dlink · Dcs 5009 Firmware

On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with firmware before 1.15.01, command injection in alphapd (binary responsible for running the camera's web server) allows remote authenticated attackers to execute code through sanitized /setSystemAdmin user input in the AdminID field being passed directly to a call to system.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 15% · top 3.4% CWE-78 · OS command injection

8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5

15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

3Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References, 2 tagged exploit

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Dcs 5009 Firmware Dlink

Dcs 5010 Firmware Dlink

Dcs 5020l Firmware Dlink

References

Link	Tags
http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084	Vendor Advisory
https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084	Vendor Advisory
https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/	ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-17020), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.