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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2018-17881 json

On D-Link DIR-823G 2018-09-19 devices, the GoAhead configuration allows /HNAP1 SetPasswdSettings commands without authentication to trigger…

published 2018-10-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-9622

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

On D-Link DIR-823G 2018-09-19 devices, the GoAhead configuration allows /HNAP1 SetPasswdSettings commands without authentication to trigger an admin password change.

Exploit prediction

1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • xz.aliyun.com https://xz.aliyun.com/t/2834#toc-5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.