D-Link DNS-320 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
D-Link · DNS-320 Storage Device
CVSS 9.8
EPSS 87%
no public exploit indexed
ransomware
Fix deadline passed 6 May 2022
What it is
The login_mgr.cgi script in D-Link DNS-320 is vulnerable to remote code execution.
Why we say that
- Linked by CISA to known ransomware campaigns
- EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 87%
- CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-05-06) has passed
- CVSS 9.8 critical
- Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.
What to do
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
What it costs when this goes wrong
This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. This vulnerability is used in ransomware campaigns; here is what ransomware has cost UK organisations at the regulator.
- Advanced Computer Software Group Limited The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £3.07m for security failings…
- Optionis Group Limited The data controller suffered a ransomware attack, which resulted in the exfiltration of personal data. A reprimand was issued in r…