What is CVE-2022-38873?

CVE-2022-38873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dap-2310, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-38873?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dlink Dap-2310

CVE-2022-38873

D-Link devices DAP-2310 v2.10rc036 and earlier, DAP-2330 v1.06rc020 and earlier, DAP-2360 v2.10rc050 and earlier, DAP-2553 v3.10rc031 and earlier, DAP-2660 v1.15rc093 and earlier, DAP-2690 v3.20rc106 and earlier, DAP-2695 v1.20rc119_beta31 and earlier, DAP-3320 v1.05rc027 beta and earlier, DAP-3662 v1.05rc047 and earlier allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via uploading a crafted firmware after modifying the firmware header.

Published 2022-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/Yuhao-W/BUG--D-Link--Firmware-Update-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/READM… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38873?: CVE-2022-38873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dap-2310, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-38873?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.