CVE-2020-24579

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Elevated

8.8

An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU_2.31_V1.1.47ae55. An unauthenticated attacker could bypass authentication to access authenticated pages and functionality.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 99.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 22, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/d-link-multiple-security-vulnerabilities-leading-to-rce/
cve@mitrehttps://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/d-link-multiple-security-vulnerabilities-leading-to-rce/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-26 23:06 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 23:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-25 15:46 UTCOSV refresh
2026-05-24 16:48 UTCepss_batch

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-24579.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2020
D-Link DSL 2888a - Authentication Bypass/Remote Command Execution
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-24579?

CVE-2020-24579 is a high vulnerability published on December 22, 2020. An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU2.31V1.1.47ae55. An unauthenticated attacker could bypass authentication to access authenticated pages and functionality.

When was CVE-2020-24579 disclosed?

CVE-2020-24579 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 22, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-24579 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-24579 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-24579?

CVE-2020-24579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-24579?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-24579, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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