CVE-2012-5966
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to...
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended command restrictions via shell metacharacters that follow a whitelisted command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended command restrictions via shell metacharacters that follow a whitelisted command.
- Record
CVE-2012-5966- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended command restrictions via shell metacharacters that follow a whitelisted command.
- Record
CVE-2012-5966- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5840 No score
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended command restrictions via shell metacharacters that follow a whitelisted command.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5840- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53rp-xc59-v2m3 No score
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to...
The restricted telnet shell on the D-Link DSL2730U router allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended command restrictions via shell metacharacters that follow a whitelisted command.
- Record
GHSA-53rp-xc59-v2m3- 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-2012-5966 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Dlink Dsl-2730u, published December 13, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.