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D-Link DIR-605 Router

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CVE-2021-40655

D-Link DIR-605 Router Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2024-06-06
overdue since 2024-06-06
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)87.0% · 100percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing965 days (2021-09-24 → 2024-05-16)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)21 days
Days on the KEV list909 days
Date added to KEV2024-05-16
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorD-Link
ProductDIR-605 Router
Weaknesses (CWE)CWE-863

D-Link: 26 entries (1.5% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 1 added in 2026.

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Description

D-Link DIR-605 routers contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain a username and password by forging a post request to the /getcfg.php page.

Required action (CISA)

This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://legacy.us.dlink.com/pages/product.aspx?id=2b09e95d90ff4cb38830ecc04c89cee5; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40655

References

Other KEV entries for this vendor: D-Link

D-Link - Vendors with KEV entries

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