CVE-2025-8978

low-risk
Published 2025-08-14

A vulnerability was determined in D-Link DIR-619L 6.02CN02. Affected is the function FirmwareUpgrade of the component boa. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Do I need to act?

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0.36% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.6/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Dlink

References (6)

Exploit https://github.com/IOTRes/IOT_Firmware_Update/blob/main/Dlink/DIR619L.md
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319974
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.319974
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.628599
Product https://www.dlink.com/
Exploit https://github.com/IOTRes/IOT_Firmware_Update/blob/main/Dlink/DIR619L.md
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal