Is CVE-2010-4965 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4965 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4965?

CVE-2010-4965 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-4965

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

/etc/rc.d/rc.local on the D-Link DCS-2121 camera with firmware 1.04 configures a hardcoded password of admin for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain shell access by leveraging a running telnetd server.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 2.8% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4929)
Published: October 16, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4929 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dlink / dcs-2121
dlink / dcs-2121 firmware

References

http://newsoft-tech.blogspot.com/2010/09/d-link-dcs-2121-and-state-of-embedded.html(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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