What is CVE-2024-57684?

CVE-2024-57684 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-816, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-57684?

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

Vulnerability in Dlink Dir-816

CVE-2024-57684

An access control issue in the component formDMZ.cgi of D-Link 816A2_FWv1.10CNB05_R1B011D88210 allows unauthenticated attackers to set the DMZ service of the device via a crafted POST request.

Published 2025-01-16 · 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: 0.144 (96.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th 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: 0.144 · newest: 0.144 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dir-816 — versions a2
Dlink Dir-816 Firmware — versions 1.10cnb05_r1b011d88210

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ (Product)
github.com/abcdefg-png/IoT-vulnerable/blob/main/Unauthorized_Vulnerability/D-Li… (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57684?: CVE-2024-57684 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-816, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-57684?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.