CVE-2017-14421
D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices have a hardcoded password of...
D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices have a hardcoded password of wrgac25_dlink.2013gui_dir850l for the Alphanetworks account upon device reset, which allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a TELNET session.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices have a hardcoded password of wrgac25_dlink.2013gui_dir850l for the Alphanetworks account upon device reset, which allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a TELNET session.
- Record
CVE-2017-14421- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices have a hardcoded password of wrgac25_dlink.2013gui_dir850l for the Alphanetworks account upon device reset, which allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a TELNET session.
- Record
CVE-2017-14421- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5924 No score
D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices have a hardcoded password of wrgac25_dlink.2013gui_dir850l for the Alphanetworks account upon device reset, which allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a TELNET session.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5924- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c283-84fx-jj3v
9.8
D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices have a hardcoded password of...
D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices have a hardcoded password of wrgac25_dlink.2013gui_dir850l for the Alphanetworks account upon device reset, which allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a TELNET session.
- Record
GHSA-c283-84fx-jj3v- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14421 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dlink Dir-850l Firmware, published September 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.25%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.