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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
D-Link DWM-222W unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.02.00

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Please update firmware to version 1.02.00 or later.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10865-de323-2.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-10864-944b1-1.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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: 2026-04-24T03:46:15.124Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-6947

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-6947

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Weaknesses