CVE-2024-0769
D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- VulDB
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerability.
- Added
- 25 Jun 2025
- Fix due (US federal)
- 16 Jul 2025
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 82.7% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
References (6)
- https://vuldb.com/?id.251666 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.251666 (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-requiredx_transferred
- https://github.com/c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2024-0769/CVE-2024-0769.md (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10371 (opens in a new tab)relatedx_transferred
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0769 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0769 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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