D-Link DSL6740C - Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

published 2024-11-11 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-33636

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits: 0; none known

The D-Link DSL6740C modem has an Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to modify any user’s password by leveraging the API, thereby granting access to Web, SSH, and Telnet services using that user’s account.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-11-12)

Exploit prediction

1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

D-Link DSL6740C
dlink dsl6740c_firmware

Classification

Weakness

CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

References

twcert.org.tw /tw/cp-132-8227-f3f3b-1.html
third-party-advisory
twcert.org.tw /en/cp-139-8234-0514c-2.html
third-party-advisory
bleepingcomputer.com /news/security/d-link-wont-fix-critical-bug-in-60-000-exposed-eol-modems/

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-11068
NVD CVE-2024-11068

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Summary