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CVE-2018-25115criticalobserved exploitationCWE-78

D-Link DIR-110/412/600/615/645/815 RCE via service.cgi

70Vexday Risk Score

Prioritize patching. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck and has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Actcvss 10epss 9.2%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDAug 27
VulnCheckSep 6
exploitation probability
9.2%top 5% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
2 public exploit(s)
Multiple D-Link DIR-series routers, including DIR-110, DIR-412, DIR-600, DIR-610, DIR-615, DIR-645, and DIR-815 firmware version 1.03, contain a vulnerability in the service.cgi endpoint that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands without authentication. The flaw stems from improper input handling in the EVENT=CHECKFW parameter, which is passed directly to the system shell without sanitization. A crafted HTTP POST request can inject commands that are executed with root privileges, resulting in full device compromise. These router models are no longer supported at the time of assignment and affected version ranges may vary. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-08-21 UTC.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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