CVE-2026-113735
MEDIUM 6.3A vulnerability was determined in D-Link DCS-6501LH 3.03.02. Affected by this vulnerability is the function mydlink_set_root_pwd of the file /mnt/mtd/aoni_ipc. Executing a manipulation can lead to use of weak credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.7%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 53rd percentile
Impact if exploited
6.3CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-1391: Use of Weak Credentials
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
References and research data (JSON)
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.3 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - LOW 3.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - LOW 3.7 v3.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - LOW 2.6 v2.0 · CNA Primary
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - LOW 2.9 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - LOW 3.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - LOW 2.6 v2.0 · NVD Secondary
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://github.com/XueDugu/dlink-dcs6501lh-predictable-telnet-root-evidence/tree/main/poc CVE record · VulDB · Updated 2026-10-20T23:45:35.500Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113735 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:25.787
Advisories
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-113735 CVE record · VulDB · Updated 2026-10-20T23:45:35.500Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113735 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:25.787 - https://vuldb.com/submit/1015788 CVE record · VulDB · Updated 2026-10-20T23:45:35.500Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113735 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:25.787 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-106879 EUVD · EUVD-2026-106879
Technical & other
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/422885 CVE record · VulDB · Updated 2026-10-20T23:45:35.500Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113735 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:25.787 - https://vuldb.com/vuln/422885/cti CVE record · VulDB · Updated 2026-10-20T23:45:35.500Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113735 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:25.787 - https://github.com/XueDugu/dlink-dcs6501lh-predictable-telnet-root-evidence CVE record · VulDB · Updated 2026-10-20T23:45:35.500Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113735 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:25.787 - https://www.dlink.com/ CVE record · VulDB · Updated 2026-10-20T23:45:35.500Z
NVD · CVE-2026-113735 · Updated 2026-10-21T16:17:25.787