CVE-2015-2049

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Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in D-Link DCS-931L with firmware 1.04 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension.

Published: 2015-02-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2049 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.53%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.66% 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-2015-2049

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39192 exploit_db edb 2016-01-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2049

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 2026-05-22 82.87% 84.53% +1.66%
2 2025-03-19 83.53% 82.87% -0.66%
3 2025-03-17 83.53%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2049

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-2015-2049

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-2049

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html">CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2049

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dlink dcs-931l_firmware <= 1.04 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-931l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2049

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