What is CVE-2015-7246?

CVE-2015-7246 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dvg-N5402sp Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2015-7246?

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

Vulnerability in D-Link Dvg-N5402sp Firmware

CVE-2015-7246

D-Link DVG-N5402SP with firmware W1000CN-00, W1000CN-03, or W2000EN-00 has a default password of root for the root account and tw for the tw account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain administrative access.

Published 2017-04-24 · 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: 0.143 (96.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.143 · change: 0.000

Affected products

D-Link Dvg-N5402sp Firmware — versions w1000cn-00, w1000cn-03, w2000en-00
Dlink Dvg-N5402sp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/135590/D-Link-DVG-N5402SP-Path-Traversal-Informat… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/24 (mailing-list, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39409/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7246?: CVE-2015-7246 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dvg-N5402sp Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2015-7246?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.