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Vulnerability · Published Jun 30, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-6931D-Link DCS-6517/DCS-7517 Root Password Generation httpd generate_pass_from_mac entropy

Low 3.7

In plain English

A low-severity weak randomness in DCS-6517 from D-Link. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in D-Link DCS-6517 and DCS-7517 up to 2.02.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function generate_pass_from_mac of the file /bin/httpd of the component Root Password Generation Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient entropy. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
D-Link DCS-6517 2.02
D-Link DCS-7517 2.02

Weakness: CWE-331, CWE-330 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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