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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-15515 · published 31 January 2019

CVE-2018-15515: Dlink central wifimanager vulnerability

Dlink · Central Wifimanager

The CaptivelPortal service on D-Link Central WiFiManager CWM-100 1.03 r0098 devices will load a Trojan horse "quserex.dll" from the CaptivelPortal.exe subdirectory under the D-Link directory, which allows unprivileged local users to gain SYSTEM privileges.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.5% · top 16.1%
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
2.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The CaptivelPortal service on D-Link Central WiFiManager CWM-100 1.03 r0098 devices will load a Trojan horse "quserex.dll" from the CaptivelPortal.exe subdirectory under the D-Link directory, which allows unprivileged local users to gain SYSTEM privileges.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150244/D-LINK-Central-WifiManager-CWM-100-1.03-r0098-DLL-Hijacking.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/29 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150244/D-LINK-Central-WifiManager-CWM-100-1.03-r0098-DLL-Hijacking.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/29 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-15515), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.