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CVE-2019-18852· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Certain D-Link devices have a hardcoded Alphanetworks user account with TELNET access because of /etc/config/image_sign or /etc/alpha_config

Certain D-Link devices have a hardcoded Alphanetworks user account with TELNET access because of /etc/config/image_sign or /etc/alpha_config/image_sign. This affects DIR-600 B1 V2.01 for WW, DIR-890L A1 v1.03, DIR-615 J1 v100 (for DCN), DIR-645 A1 v1.03, DIR-815 A1 v1.01, DIR-823 A1 v1.01, and DIR-842 C1 v3.00.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 11, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 75th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dlinkdir-600 b1 firmware
dlinkdir-600 b1
dlinkdir-615 j1 firmware
dlinkdir-615 j1
dlinkdir-645 a1 firmware
dlinkdir-645 a1
dlinkdir-815 a1 firmware
dlinkdir-815 a1
dlinkdir-823 a1 firmware
dlinkdir-823 a1
dlinkdir-842 c1 firmware
dlinkdir-842 c1

and 2 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dlink dir-600 b1 firmware2.01
  • dlink dir-615 j1 firmware100
  • dlink dir-645 a1 firmware1.03
  • dlink dir-815 a1 firmware1.01
  • dlink dir-823 a1 firmware1.01
  • dlink dir-842 c1 firmware3.00
  • dlink dir-890l a1 firmware1.03

Same product

dlink: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-12943D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices with v2.x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model/__show_info.php?REQUIRE_FILE= absolute
    51Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-319 · Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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