CVE-2019-17621
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.906 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSadded 2023-06-29remediate by 2023-07-20
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
D-Link DIR-859 Router Command Execution Vulnerability
The UPnP endpoint URL /gena.cgi in the D-Link DIR-859 Wi-Fi router 1.05 and 1.06B01 Beta01 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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- Squirre17/CVE-2019-17621CVE-2019-17621 DLink_RCEPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (35)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (23)
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- https://medium.com/@s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-en-d94b47a15104cnnvd
- https://medium.com/@s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-es-fad716629ff9cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17621cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156054/D-Link-DIR-859-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10146cnnvd
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147cnnvd
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletincnnvd
- https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/dlink_proposed_order_and_judgment_7-2-19.pdfcnnvd
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