CVE-2018-20114

Exp

On D-Link DIR-818LW Rev.A 2.05.B03 and DIR-860L Rev.B 2.03.B03 devices, unauthenticated remote OS command execution can occur in the soap.cgi service of the cgibin binary via an "&&" substring in the service parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-6530.

Published: 2019-01-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-20114 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.73%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-20114

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20114

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 2025-12-03 8.60% 6.73% -1.87%
2 2025-11-21 15.68% 8.60% -7.08%
3 2025-11-18 — 15.68% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-20114

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-20114

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-20114

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dlink dir-818lw_firmware 2.05.b03 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-818lw_firmware:2.05.b03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dir-860l_firmware 2.03.b03 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-860l_firmware:2.03.b03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-20114

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