CVE-2020-6765
D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell...
D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell metacharacters after a supported CLI command, as demonstrated by ping -c1 127.0.0.1; cat/etc/passwd. The CLI is reachable by TELNET.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell metacharacters after a supported CLI command, as demonstrated by ping -c1 127.0.0.1; cat/etc/passwd. The CLI is reachable by TELNET.
- Record
CVE-2020-6765- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell metacharacters after a supported CLI command, as demonstrated by ping -c1 127.0.0.1; cat/etc/passwd. The CLI is reachable by TELNET.
- Record
CVE-2020-6765- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27912 No score
D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell metacharacters after a supported CLI command, as demonstrated by ping -c1 127.0.0.1; cat/etc/passwd. The CLI is reachable by TELNET.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27912- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2ccr-95gx-57p2 No score
D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell...
D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell metacharacters after a supported CLI command, as demonstrated by ping -c1 127.0.0.1; cat/etc/passwd. The CLI is reachable by TELNET.
- Record
GHSA-2ccr-95gx-57p2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-6765 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Dlink Dsl-gs225 Firmware, published April 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.