CVE-2021-46381
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal...
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal files reading [/etc/passwd] and [/etc/shadow].
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal files reading [/etc/passwd] and [/etc/shadow].
- Record
CVE-2021-46381- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal files reading [/etc/passwd] and [/etc/shadow].
- Record
CVE-2021-46381- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33064 No score
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal files reading [/etc/passwd] and [/etc/shadow].
- Record
EUVD-2021-33064- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjh5-4xm7-v6pc
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal...
Local File Inclusion due to path traversal in D-Link DAP-1620 leads to unauthorized internal files reading [/etc/passwd] and [/etc/shadow].
- Record
GHSA-xjh5-4xm7-v6pc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DLINK DAP-1620 A1 v1.01 - Directory Traversal | 2022-05-11 |
| Nuclei | D-Link DAP-1620 - Local File Inclusion | |
| PoC in GitHub | JCPpeiqi/-cve-2021-46381 | 2022-05-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46381 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dlink Dap-1620 Firmware, published March 4, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.