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CVE-2020-25078

Is CVE-2020-25078 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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public sources

Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Aug 5, 2025
Public exploit
PoC (unverified)
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
7.5 High
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
98%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
Not classified
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
Yes
at scale
Technical impact
Partial
on success

CISA decision, by how critical the affected system is to you:

  • low impact → Attend
  • medium impact → Attend
  • high impact → Act

Track: normal patch cycle · Track*: watch closely · Attend: patch sooner · Act: patch now. About SSVC ↗

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baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:Dlink

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

An issue was discovered on D-Link DCS-2530L before 1.06.01 Hotfix and DCS-2670L through 2.02 devices. The unauthenticated /config/getuser endpoint allows for remote administrator password disclosure.

Published · Added to CISA KEV (1798 days after publication)

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timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  3. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
  4. Published by NVD

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L Devices Unspecified Vulnerability — D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L devices contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow for remote administrator password disclosure. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-08-05) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~98%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L Devices: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2025-08-26. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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