What is CVE-2014-8888?

CVE-2014-8888 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-815, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2014-8888?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Dlink Dir-815

CVE-2014-8888

The remote administration interface in D-Link DIR-815 devices with firmware before 2.03.B02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to an "HTTP command injection issue."

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2018-04-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dir-815
Dlink Dir-815 Firmware — versions 2.03.b02

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110755 (Technical Description, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8888?: CVE-2014-8888 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-815, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2014-8888?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.