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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-0769

D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal

D-Link / DIR-859 · 1.06b01

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Severity
CVSS 5.3 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
82.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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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....

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

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.

dlink Affected
dir-859_firmware
1.06b01
D-Link Affected
DIR-859
1.06B01
Published
21 Jan 2024
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 10:34 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:07 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
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Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

5.3 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

82.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

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

  1. 14:07 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. 10:34 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 08:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 15:12 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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