{"id":"CVE-2019-20215","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-20215","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T02:21:48.843Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2020-01-29T03:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:30:13.000Z","status":"Modified","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"],"epss":{"score":0.75105,"percentile":0.99511,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2020-02-10","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":48037,"kind":"exploit","title":"D-Link Devices - Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in ssdpcgi (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48037","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux_mips/remote/48037.rb","file":"exploits/linux_mips/remote/48037.rb","published":"2020-02-10","added":"2020-02-10","updated":"2020-02-10","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"linux_mips","port":1900,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-20215"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/upnp/dlink_dir859_exec_ssdpcgi.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156250/D-Link-ssdpcgi-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-unauthenticated-rce-in-ssdpcgi-http-st-cve-2019-20215-en-2e799acb8a73","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156250/D-Link-ssdpcgi-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-unauthenticated-rce-in-ssdpcgi-http-st-cve-2019-20215-en-2e799acb8a73","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"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20215","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."}