CVE-2010-4965

Exp

/etc/rc.d/rc.local on the D-Link DCS-2121 camera with firmware 1.04 configures a hardcoded password of admin for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain shell access by leveraging a running telnetd server.

Published: 2011-10-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4965 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.82%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-4965

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4965

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.63% 2.82% +2.18%
2 2026-03-02 0.53% 0.63% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 0.53%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4965

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4965

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4965

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dlink dcs-2121_firmware 1.04 cpe:2.3:a:dlink:dcs-2121_firmware:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2121 cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dcs-2121:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4965

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