CVE-2024-0769
Published 2024-01-21 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cna@vuldb.com
Summary
CVE-2024-0769 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in D-Link DIR-859 Router. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 25, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by July 16, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. D-Link has 26 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 2 of them linked to ransomware.
All 26 known-exploited D-Link vulnerabilities →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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: D-Link — DIR-859 Router
Name: D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-06-25 · Due: 2025-07-16
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- 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

