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CVE-2021-20696

DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute...

8.8 High

DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted request to a specific CGI program.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.40%Up 1.6 points since Apr 27, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted request to a specific CGI program.

Record
CVE-2021-20696
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted request to a specific CGI program.

Record
CVE-2021-20696
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-8111 No score

DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted request to a specific CGI program.

Record
EUVD-2021-8111
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6m5x-4wq8-j6qg No score

DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute...

DAP-1880AC firmware version 1.21 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted request to a specific CGI program.

Record
GHSA-6m5x-4wq8-j6qg
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2021-20696 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in D-link Japan K.k. Dap-1880ac, published April 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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