What is CVE-2018-8898?

CVE-2018-8898 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dsl-3782, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-8898?

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

Auth bypass in Dlink Dsl-3782

CVE-2018-8898

A flaw in the authentication mechanism in the Login Panel of router D-Link DSL-3782 (A1_WI_20170303 || SWVer="V100R001B012" FWVer="3.10.0.24" FirmVer="TT_77616E6771696F6E67") allows unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary modification (read, write) to passwords and configurations meanwhile an administrator is logged into the web panel.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-05-23 · 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: 0.125 (96.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.128 · newest: 0.125 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Dlink Dsl-3782
Dlink Dsl-3782 Firmware — versions 3.10.0.24

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/147708/D-Link-DSL-3782-Authentication-Bypass.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44657/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8898?: CVE-2018-8898 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dsl-3782, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-8898?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.