EXPOSURES › CVE-2024-0769
CVE-2024-0769
HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITEDD-Link DIR-859 Router exposed due to unpatched path traversal vulnerability, enabling potential unauthorized control.
D-Link DIR-859 Router's /hedwig.cgi exposed session data leakage, enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized device control. All affected hardware is EOL/EOS and should be replaced. Compliance officers should audit for legacy D-Link products.
Shame score — Negligence in maintaining outdated hardware, leading to active exploitation.
▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.
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.