D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2025-06-25; known to be used by ransomware.

82.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Nonecheck to confirm it

D-Link DIR-859 routers contain a path traversal vulnerability in the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml allows for the leakage of session data potentially enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized control of the device. This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.

No ready check is stored for this CVE. Confirm it by hand from the references.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0769

Use this check only on systems you are authorised to test. Where the data comes from