CVE-2017-17020
mediumpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.148 · 97 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with firmware before 1.15.01, command injection in alphapd (binary responsible for running the camera's web server) allows remote authenticated attackers to execute code through sanitized /setSystemAdmin user input in the AdminID field being passed directly to a call to system.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-44580DLINK DCS-5020L - Remote Code Execution (PoC)PoC · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084cnnvd
- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/cnnvd
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084enisa_euvd
- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/enisa_euvd
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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