CVE-2026-6947 PUBLISHED

D-Link｜DWM-222W USB Wi-Fi Adapter - Brute-Force Protection Bypass

Assigner: twcert
Reserved: 24.04.2026 Published: 24.04.2026 Updated: 24.04.2026

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.

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 8.7

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	D-Link
Product	DWM-222W
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 1.02.00 (excl.)

Solutions

Please update firmware to version 1.02.00 or later.

References

Problem Types

CWE-307 Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-49 Password Brute Forcing