Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-38873

HighPublic PoC

Published: 20 December 2022

Published
20 December 2022
Modified
17 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0012 30.6th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-38873 is a high-severity Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CWE-345) vulnerability in Dlink Dap-2695 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 30.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

D-Link devices DAP-2310 v2.10rc036 and earlier, DAP-2330 v1.06rc020 and earlier, DAP-2360 v2.10rc050 and earlier, DAP-2553 v3.10rc031 and earlier, DAP-2660 v1.15rc093 and earlier, DAP-2690 v3.20rc106 and earlier, DAP-2695 v1.20rc119_beta31 and earlier, DAP-3320 v1.05rc027 beta and earlier, DAP-3662 v1.05rc047 and earlier allows…

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attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via uploading a crafted firmware after modifying the firmware header.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

dlink
dap-2310 firmware
≤ 2.10rc036
dlink
dap-2330 firmware
≤ 1.06rc020
dlink
dap-2360 firmware
≤ 2.10rc050
dlink
dap-2553 firmware
≤ 3.10rc031
dlink
dap-2660 firmware
≤ 1.15rc093
dlink
dap-2690 firmware
≤ 3.20rc106
dlink
dap-2695 firmware
1.20rc119 · ≤ 1.20rc119
dlink
dap-3320 firmware
1.05rc027 · ≤ 1.05rc027
dlink
dap-3662 firmware
≤ 1.05rc047

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-345

Directly requires independent verification of matching output before adverse decisions, mitigating insufficient authenticity checks on data from external sources.

addresses: CWE-345

Use of approved PKI certificates provides verifiable data authenticity and origin for communications and artifacts.

addresses: CWE-345

Mandates provision of authenticity and integrity artifacts that enable verification of name/address resolution data.

addresses: CWE-345

Requires explicit verification of data authenticity from authoritative sources, preventing acceptance of unauthenticated resolution responses.

addresses: CWE-345

Control requires verification of data authenticity/integrity (e.g., checksums) after aggregation/packing, directly reducing exploitation of insufficient verification before transmission.

addresses: CWE-345

Time synchronization supports reliable freshness verification when checking data authenticity across systems or components.

addresses: CWE-345

Mandates verification of data authenticity for software, firmware, and information.

addresses: CWE-345

Provenance documentation and monitoring directly enables verification of authenticity for components and data throughout their history.

References