Vulnerability

CVE-2015-2051

High· 8.8KEVEXPLOITCVSS8.8EPSS93%

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D-Link DIR-645 Router Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a GetDeviceSettings action to the HNAP interface.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

high

CVSS

8.8

EPSS

93%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1403d overdue

AffectedD-Link — DIR-645 Router

Added to KEV

2022-02-10

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-08-10

Required action (CISA verbatim)

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Vendor advisory + references

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2051

CISA description: “D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a GetDeviceSettings action to the HNAP interface.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

8.8/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorAdjacentRequires same broadcast / collision domain (LAN, Bluetooth, MPLS).
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

92.7%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p100

higher than 100% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2015-2051. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-02-10Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-02-10Public exploit observedexploitdb, metasploit
2022-02-10Published
2022-08-10Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.