What is CVE-2023-36090?

CVE-2023-36090 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-885l, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-36090?

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

Is CVE-2023-36090 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Dlink Dir-885l

CVE-2023-36090

Authentication Bypass vulnerability in D-Link DIR-885L FW102b01 allows remote attackers to gain escalated privileges via phpcgi. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-07-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dir-885l
Dlink Dir-885l Firmware — versions 1.02

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.dlink.com/en/support (Not Applicable)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36090?: CVE-2023-36090 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-885l, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-36090?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36090 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.