CVE-2024-45696: D-Link Covr-x1870 Firmware

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Certain models of D-Link wireless routers contain hidden functionality. By sending specific packets to the web service, the attacker can forcibly enable the telnet service and log in using hard-coded credentials. The telnet service enabled through this method can only be accessed from within the same local network as the device.

Affected products

• D-Link Covr-x1870 Firmware: before 1.03b01 (fixed in 1.03b01)
• D-Link Dir-x4860 Firmware: version 1.00 only; version 1.04 only

Published 2024-09-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.