Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-34204 · published 16 June 2021
CVE-2021-34204: Dlink dir-2640-us firmware insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability
Dlink · Dir 2640 Us Firmware
D-Link DIR-2640-US 1.01B04 is affected by Insufficiently Protected Credentials. D-Link AC2600(DIR-2640) stores the device system account password in plain text. It does not use linux user management. In addition, the passwords of all devices are the same, and they cannot be modified by normal users. An attacker can easily log in to the target router through the serial port and obtain root privileges.
Description
D-Link DIR-2640-US 1.01B04 is affected by Insufficiently Protected Credentials. D-Link AC2600(DIR-2640) stores the device system account password in plain text. It does not use linux user management. In addition, the passwords of all devices are the same, and they cannot be modified by normal users. An attacker can easily log in to the target router through the serial port and obtain root privileges.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/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
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/liyansong2018/CVE/tree/main/2021/CVE-2021-34204 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/liyansong2018/CVE/tree/main/2021/CVE-2021-34204 | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ | Vendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-34204), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.