CVE-2015-2051

Q: How do I fix CVE-2015-2051?

Upgrade dir-645 firmware to 1.05b01 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2015-2051 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-2051 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-08-10. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2015-2051?

CVE-2015-2051 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2015-2051 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for dir-645 firmware (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router Rev. Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a GetDeviceSettings action to the HNAP interface.

CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

dir-645 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.05b01Fixed in:1.05b01CVE-2015-2051derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

96.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

D-Link DIR-645 Router Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a GetDeviceSettings action to the HNAP interface.

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Remediation due: 2022-08-10

References

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory1

supportannouncement.us.dlink.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

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CVE-2024-21887	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-1671	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-1389	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-1823	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2015-2051?

Upgrade dir-645 firmware to 1.05b01 or later.

Is CVE-2015-2051 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-2051 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-08-10. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2015-2051?

CVE-2015-2051 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2015-2051 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for dir-645 firmware (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-22.