CVE-2018-10824
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1...
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, and DWR-111 through 1.01 devices. The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the /tmp/csman/0 file. An attacker having a directory traversal (or LFI) can easily get full router access.
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
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, and DWR-111 through 1.01 devices. The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the /tmp/csman/0 file. An attacker having a directory traversal (or LFI) can easily get full router access.
- Record
CVE-2018-10824- 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
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, and DWR-111 through 1.01 devices. The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the /tmp/csman/0 file. An attacker having a directory traversal (or LFI) can easily get full router access.
- Record
CVE-2018-10824- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2893 No score
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, and DWR-111 through 1.01 devices. The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the /tmp/csman/0 file. An attacker having a directory traversal (or LFI) can easily get full router access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2893- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r34g-3qj4-p82w
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1...
An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, and DWR-111 through 1.01 devices. The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the /tmp/csman/0 file. An attacker having a directory traversal (or LFI) can easily get full router access.
- Record
GHSA-r34g-3qj4-p82w- 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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | D-Link Routers - Plaintext Password | 2018-10-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-10824 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dlink Dir-140l Firmware, published October 17, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.