Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-3272 affects several end-of-life D-Link NAS devices. A remote attacker may abuse hard-coded credentials in the device web interface, creating a severe risk of full compromise. CISA lists it as known exploited, and the vendor indicates these products are unsupported and should be retired and replaced.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent. The combination of known exploitation, complete impact, public exploit disclosure, and end-of-life devices makes replacement or immediate isolation a business priority.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-798 in the HTTP GET handler for /cgi-bin/nas_sharing.cgi on D-Link DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L, and DNS-340L. Sources describe remote, unauthenticated exploitation with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Public exploit material exists; CISA KEV confirms known exploitation.
Likely exposure
Highest risk is internet-facing or untrusted-network exposed D-Link DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L, or DNS-340L NAS devices. Internal-only devices still matter because NAS systems often store sensitive files and credentials.
Exploitation context
Active exploitation is supported by the CISA KEV listing. The CVE and VulDB sources also state that exploit information was publicly disclosed and may be used. The affected products are end-of-life, so normal patch-based remediation may not exist.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports remote unauthenticated risk and public exploit availability, but the supplied bundle does not provide a vendor patch. Analysis should focus on asset discovery, exposure confirmation, forensic review, and compensating controls until affected hardware is removed.
Mitigation direction
- Retire and replace affected D-Link NAS devices.
- Remove affected devices from internet exposure immediately.
- Restrict access to trusted management networks while replacement is pending.
- Check D-Link advisory for any current vendor guidance.
- Review stored data and credentials for compromise risk.
Validation and detection
- Inventory for DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L, and DNS-340L devices.
- Confirm whether NAS HTTP interfaces are reachable externally or from untrusted networks.
- Review firewall, proxy, and device logs for suspicious NAS web access.
- Check CISA KEV status and apply required remediation tracking.
- Verify replacement or isolation through network scanning and asset records.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CISA KEV status
CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C1010Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
10CriticalVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- VDB-259283 | D-Link DNS-320L/DNS-325/DNS-327L/DNS-340L HTTP GET Request nas_sharing.cgi hard-coded credentialsCVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-259283 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/netsecfish/dlinkCVE reference · exploit
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10383CVE reference · related
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-3272CVE reference · government-resource
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CWE details
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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