CVE-2015-2051

What the flaw is

D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a GetDeviceSettings action to the HNAP interface.

Description as published by CISA. We have not independently reproduced it.

What CISA requires

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

This deadline is binding on US federal civilian agencies under BOD 22-01. It is not a legal deadline for anyone else, but it is a useful urgency signal — CISA sets it by how actively the flaw is being used, not by CVSS.

Public exploit code

5 public repositories referencing this CVE have been catalogued on GitHub. Treat this as a strong signal to prioritise patching, not as a verified working exploit — many such repositories are scanners, write-ups or forks rather than functional code.

• ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• Ostorlab/KEV
• Ostorlab/known_exploited_vulnerbilities_detectors
• ker2x/DearDiary
• storbeck/vulnrichment-cli

Vendor advisories

• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2051

Primary sources

• NVD entry — CVSS score, CPE list and references
• CISA KEV catalog — the source for this page
• CVE Record at cve.org