CVE-2024-0769
D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerability
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Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 16 July 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-251666 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately that the product is end-of-life. It should be retired and replaced.
- 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
- 82.71% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 June 2025 · due 16 July 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- dlink/dir-859 firmware
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
EPSS 82.7% since 30 October 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.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10371 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0769
References
- https://github.com/c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2024-0769/CVE-2024-0769.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10371Vendor Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.251666Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.251666Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2024-0769/CVE-2024-0769.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10371Vendor Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.251666Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.251666Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0769US Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0769US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.