Is CVE-2016-20017 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2016-20017 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-01-08.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-20017?

CVE-2016-20017 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-20017?

CVE-2016-20017 has an EPSS score of 60.43% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-20017

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

D-Link DSL-2750B devices before 1.05 allow remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter, as exploited in the wild in 2016 through 2022.

CWE-77Command Injection

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

60.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

D-Link DSL-2750B Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

D-Link DSL-2750B devices contain a command injection vulnerability that allows remote, unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-01-29

References

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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 2025-11-05.