CVE-2024-0769D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jun 25, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Jul 16, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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** 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
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jun 25, 2025; federal remediation due Jul 16, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 82.71% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- VulDB
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
D-Link DIR-859 d_link:dir_859 (from the name) | 1.06B01 | CNA record |
dlink dir-859_firmware dlink:dir-859_firmware | 1.06b01 | CISA ADP |
dlink dir-859_firmware dlink:dir-859_firmware | 1.06 | NVD |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.251666vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.251666signature, permissions-required, 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=SAP10371related, vendor-advisory
- 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
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