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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-15894 · published 22 July 2020

CVE-2020-15894: Dlink dir-816l firmware missing authentication for critical function vulnerability

Dlink · Dir 816l Firmware

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02. There exists an exposed administration function in getcfg.php, which can be used to call various services. It can be utilized by an attacker to retrieve various sensitive information, such as admin login credentials, by setting the value of _POST_SERVICES in the query string to DEVICE.ACCOUNT.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.7% · top 23.9% CWE-306 · Missing authentication for critical function
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02. There exists an exposed administration function in getcfg.php, which can be used to call various services. It can be utilized by an attacker to retrieve various sensitive information, such as admin login credentials, by setting the value of _POST_SERVICES in the query string to DEVICE.ACCOUNT.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-d-link-firmware-dir-816l/ Third Party Advisory
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10169 PatchVendor Advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-d-link-firmware-dir-816l/ Third Party Advisory
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10169 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-15894), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.