D-Link DIR-859 Router Command Execution Vulnerability
D-Link DIR-859 router contains a command execution vulnerability in the UPnP endpoint URL, /gena.cgi. Exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute system commands as root by sending a specially crafted HTTP SUBSCRIBE request to the UPnP service when connecting to the local network.
- Vendor
- D-Link
- Product
- DIR-859 Router
- CVSS
- 9.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 89.6%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
D-Link DIR-859 router contains a command execution vulnerability in the UPnP endpoint URL, /gena.cgi. Exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute system commands as root by sending a specially crafted HTTP SUBSCRIBE request to the UPnP service when connecting to the local network.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-06-29. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable. Due date: 2023-07-20.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.