What it is
CVE-2024-0769 is an unauthenticated D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal. ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01. It has been rated as critical....
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CVE-2024-0769
D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal
D-Link / DIR-859 · 1.06b01
- Severity
- CVSS 5.3 · Medium
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 82.7%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
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Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
D-Link / DIR-859 1.06b01.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-251666 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately that the product is end-of-life. It should be retired and replaced. Eine kritische Schwachstelle wurde in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01 ausgemacht. Es geht hierbei um eine nicht näher spezifizierte Funktion der Datei /hedwig.cgi der Komponente HTTP POST Request Handler. Durch Manipulieren des Arguments service mit der Eingabe ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml mit unbekannten Daten kann eine path traversal-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff kann über das Netzwerk angegangen werden. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
dlink
dir-859_firmware
1.06b01
Affected
D-Link
DIR-859
1.06B01
Affected
- Published
- 21 Jan 2024
- Exploitation Reported
- 01 Jun 2026
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
Tags
cisa
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0769
- GitHub — c2dc/cve-reported github.com · Exploit https://github.com/c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2024-0769/CVE-2024...
- Technical Description — vuldb.com vuldb.com · Technical Description https://vuldb.com/?id.251666
- Signature — vuldb.com vuldb.com · Signature https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.251666
- Related — supportannouncement.us.dlink.com supportannouncement.us.dlink.com · Related https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.asp...
Exploitation evidence
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Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
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Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-06-01 10:34 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:07 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
5.3
Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
82.7%
All CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.3
Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3.0
5.3
Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
5.0
Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
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Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2024-0769",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 5.3,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.82714,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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