Is CVE-2020-8862 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8862 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8862?

CVE-2020-8862 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8862?

CVE-2020-8862 has an EPSS score of 13.34% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2020-8862?

No published fix for CVE-2020-8862 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8862

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2610 Firmware v2.01RC067 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of passwords. The issue results from the lack of proper password checking. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-10082.

CWE-697 CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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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

13.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

supportannouncement.us.dlink.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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CVE-2024-5217	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-5849	High	7.5	93%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-8864	High	8.8	80%	-	-
CVE-2025-3102	High	8.1	76%	-	-
CVE-2023-32571	Critical	9.8	35%	-	-
CVE-2023-23845	Medium	6.8	5.4%	-	Fix

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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 2024-11-21.