CVE-2020-9277
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed...
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed when accessing cgi modules. This allows one to perform administrative tasks (e.g., modify the admin password) with no authentication.
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
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed when accessing cgi modules. This allows one to perform administrative tasks (e.g., modify the admin password) with no authentication.
- Record
CVE-2020-9277- 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed when accessing cgi modules. This allows one to perform administrative tasks (e.g., modify the admin password) with no authentication.
- Record
CVE-2020-9277- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30106 No score
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed when accessing cgi modules. This allows one to perform administrative tasks (e.g., modify the admin password) with no authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30106- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vh6-rxvj-rwh4 No score
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed...
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed when accessing cgi modules. This allows one to perform administrative tasks (e.g., modify the admin password) with no authentication.
- Record
GHSA-4vh6-rxvj-rwh4- 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-2020-9277 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dlink Dsl-2640b Firmware, published April 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.46%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.