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CVE-2017-6190

45
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6190 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting the D-Link DWR-116 and DWR-116A1 routers with firmware versions prior to V1.05b09. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the device by sending a specially crafted GET request containing ".." sequences to the web interface. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to significant information disclosure. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
v1.00\(cp\)b10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dwr-116_firmware:v1.00\(cp\)b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
v1.01\(eu\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dwr-116_firmware:v1.01\(eu\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
v1.05\(au\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dwr-116_firmware:v1.05\(au\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-41840 · Apr 7, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1842 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cxsecurity.com / blad/WLB-2017040033
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/41840
securityfocus.com / bid/97620