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CVE-2020-24578

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-24578 describes a misconfigured FTP service in D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU_2.31_V1.1.47ae55, allowing unauthorized access to system folders and sensitive files like password hashes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) and is exploitable over the adjacent network with low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction or privileges. While its EPSS score is relatively high, indicating potential exploitability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< au_2.31_v1.1.47ae55CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dsl2888a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0185 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 1,802 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

trustwave.com / en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/d-link-multiple-security-vulnerabilities-leading-to-rce
ExploitThird Party Advisory
trustwave.com / en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories
Third Party Advisory