CVE-2024-0769
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-0769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-06-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- This vulnerability allows path traversal in the D-Link DIR-859 router.
- Who is affected
- Users of D-Link DIR-859 routers are affected, particularly legacy products.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Retire and replace the D-Link DIR-859 router as per vendor instructions.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-0769: D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-06-25
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