DWM-222W USB Wi-Fi Adapter developed by D-Link has a Brute-Force Protection Bypass vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated adjacent network attackers to bypass login attempt limits to perform brute-force attacks to gain control over the device.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Please update firmware to version 1.02.00 or later.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Description DWM-222W USB Wi-Fi Adapter developed by D-Link has a Brute-Force Protection Bypass vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated adjacent network attackers to bypass login attempt limits to perform brute-force attacks to gain control over the device.
Title D-Link|DWM-222W USB Wi-Fi Adapter - Brute-Force Protection Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-307
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: twcert

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-24T12:04:06.261Z

Reserved: 2026-04-24T03:33:37.109Z

Link: CVE-2026-6947

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-24T12:04:00.487Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-24T04:16:23.170

Modified: 2026-04-24T14:39:28.770

Link: CVE-2026-6947

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