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D-Link DIR-605 Router Information Disclosure

D-Link DIR-605 Router

D-Link DIR-605 routers contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain a username and password by forging a post request to the /getcfg.php page. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-05-16. CVE-2021-40655 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Why this severity: CVSS 7.5 (v3.1, CISA-ADP), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

Started: May 16, 2024
Closed: May 16, 2024
CVE: CVE-2021-40655

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Updated May 16, 2024

Affected

See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

Fixed in

No fix: CISA says the product is end-of-life and should be retired

Timeline1

May 16, 2024
CISA added CVE-2021-40655 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-06-06)
Source

Advisories3

Notes & caveats

Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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