CVE-2024-3272: in the CISA KEV catalogue
D-Link Multiple NAS Devices Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability. CISA added CVE-2024-3272 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2024-04-11 with a default due date of 2024-05-02. Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown. Forensic triage flag: No.
D-Link DNS-320L, DNS-325, DNS-327L, and DNS-340L contains a hard-coded credential that allows an attacker to conduct authenticated command injection, leading to remote, unauthorized code execution. (CISA description)
- Vendor / product
- D-Link Multiple NAS Devices
- CWE
- CWE-798
- CISA required action
- This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.
- EPSS
- 98%, percentile 99 (scored 2026-11-03)
EPSS puts about 98 in 100 odds (98%) on exploitation activity being observed in the next 30 days. Its score is higher than or equal to that of 99% of scored CVEs. This is a model estimate about exploitation anywhere, not about your environment.
Vendor and reference links (from CISA)
Your own deadline under CISA BOD 26-04 depends on exposure, automatability and technical impact: work it out with the BOD 26-04 calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is CVE-2024-3272 in the CISA KEV catalogue?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-3272 (D-Link Multiple NAS Devices Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2024-04-11. CISA's default due date for it is 2024-05-02.
Is CVE-2024-3272 used in ransomware attacks?
CISA marks known ransomware campaign use as Unknown for CVE-2024-3272. That means CISA lacks confirmation, not that ransomware groups do not use it.
What should I do about CVE-2024-3272?
CISA's required action: This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.
Sources
- CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (accessed 2026-11-03)
- FIRST, Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) (EPSS by FIRST; scores generated by Empirical Security)
- NVD record for CVE-2024-3272