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CVE-2018-10968 (GCVE-0-2018-10968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-18 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:54
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Summary
On D-Link DIR-550A and DIR-604M devices through v2.10KR, a malicious user can use a default TELNET account to get unauthorized access to vulnerable devices, aka a backdoor access vulnerability.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-05-18 00:00
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