VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-20215

D-Link DIR-859 1.05 and 1.06B01 Beta01 devices allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a urn: to the M-SEARCH method in ssdpcgi() in /htdocs/cgibin, because HTTP_ST is mishandled.

EXPLOIT ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 75.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

D-Link DIR-859 1.05 and 1.06B01 Beta01 devices allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a urn: to the M-SEARCH method in ssdpcgi() in /htdocs/cgibin, because HTTP_ST is mishandled. The value of the urn: service/device is checked with the strstr function, which allows an attacker to concatenate arbitrary commands separated by shell metacharacters.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 75.11% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 February 2020
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-78
Affected: dlink/dir-859 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 75.1% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-48037 source ↗	D-Link Devices - Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in ssdpcgi (Metasploit)linux_mips · Metasploit	remote	10 February 2020	yes

References

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