#VU111992 OS Command Injection in DIR-816 - CVE-2025-5620

 

#VU111992 OS Command Injection in DIR-816 - CVE-2025-5620

Published: June 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111992
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5620
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
DIR-816
Software vendor:
D-Link

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "setipsec_config" function in "/goform/setipsec_config" file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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