D-Link DIR-820 Router OS Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2023-25280)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unpatched · Since 2024-09-30 · CVE-2023-25280
D-Link DIR-820 routers contain an OS command injection vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges to root via a crafted payload with the pingaddr parameter to ping.ccp. CISA added CVE-2023-25280 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 30, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Oct 21, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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