D-Link Multiple Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
D-Link · Multiple Routers
CVSS 9.8
EPSS 98%
no public exploit indexed
Fix deadline passed 25 April 2022
What it is
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in all series H/W revisions routers via the DDNS function in ncc2 binary file.
Why we say that
- EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 98%
- CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-04-25) 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. Where an unfixed vulnerability leads to a breach, the ICO treats it as a security failure under UK GDPR. Recent cases:
- The Electoral Commission Reprimand issued to the Electoral Commission in respect of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32(1)(b). Between 24 August 2021 and 27 October 20…
- Gain Capital UK Limited Gain Capital UK have been issued a Reprimand in respect of Articles 32 (2) and 32 (1) (b). An unauthorised third party leveraged a…
- Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment An unauthorised third party exploited a known vulnerability in the Sitefinity software to leverage a bruteforce attack to upload a…