{
  "id": "CVE-2021-40655",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2021-40655",
  "published": "2021-09-24T21:15:07.310Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T04:07:13.547Z",
  "score": 7.5,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.86659,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99737,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2024-05-16",
    "due": "2024-06-06",
    "action": "This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "D-Link DIR-605 Router Information Disclosure Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://legacy.us.dlink.com/pages/product.aspx?id=2b09e95d90ff4cb38830ecc04c89cee5; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40655"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "dlink"
  ],
  "products": [
    "dlink dir-605l_firmware",
    "dlink dir-605l"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-863"
  ],
  "description": "An informtion disclosure issue exists in D-LINK-DIR-605 B2 Firmware Version : 2.01MT. An attacker can obtain a user name and password by forging a post request to the / getcfg.php page",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/Ilovewomen/D-LINK-DIR-605/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-40655",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40655",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}