CVE-2024-0769
D-Link · published 2024-01-21
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2025-06-25).
- CISA's name for it: D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CISA's description: D-Link DIR-859 routers contain a path traversal vulnerability in the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml allows for the leakage of session data potentially enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized control of the device. 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.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by VulDB via the CVE Program.
** 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.
Filed by VulDB; not a statement by D-Link.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
- CVE tag (from VulDB): unsupported-when-assigned
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| D-Link | DIR-859 | 1.06B01: affected |
Added by CISA-ADP (Authorized Data Publisher)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| dlink | dir-859_firmware | 1.06b01: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-859_firmware:1.06:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MEDIUM — as published by VulDB (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 5 MEDIUM — as published by VulDB (Secondary)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://github.com/c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2024-0769/CVE-2024-0769.md
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10371
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.251666
- https://vuldb.com/?id.251666
- https://github.com/c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2024-0769/CVE-2024-0769.md
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10371
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.251666
- https://vuldb.com/?id.251666
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0769
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0769
Source dates: published 2024-01-21, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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