{"id":"CVE-2019-17621","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-17621","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T17:24:42.078Z","title":"D-Link DIR-859 Router Command Execution Vulnerability","description":"The UPnP endpoint URL /gena.cgi in the D-Link DIR-859 Wi-Fi router 1.05 and 1.06B01 Beta01 allows an Unauthenticated remote attacker to execute system commands as root, by sending a specially crafted HTTP SUBSCRIBE request to the UPnP service when connecting to the local network.","published":"2019-12-30T17:15:20.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:24:17.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["dlink/dir-859 firmware","dlink/dir-822 firmware","dlink/dir-823 firmware","dlink/dir-865l firmware","dlink/dir-868l firmware","dlink/dir-869 firmware","dlink/dir-880l firmware","dlink/dir-890l firmware","dlink/dir-890r firmware","dlink/dir-885l firmware","dlink/dir-885r firmware","dlink/dir-895l firmware","dlink/dir-895r firmware","dlink/dir-818lx firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.90615,"percentile":0.99802,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-06-29","dueDate":"2023-07-20","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.\nhttps://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17621"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 20 July 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156054/D-Link-DIR-859-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-en-d94b47a15104","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-es-fad716629ff9","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10146","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/dlink_proposed_order_and_judgment_7-2-19.pdf","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156054/D-Link-DIR-859-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-en-d94b47a15104","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-es-fad716629ff9","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10146","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/dlink_proposed_order_and_judgment_7-2-19.pdf","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-17621","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17621","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}