Actively exploited · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-29635
High 7.2 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity command injection in DIR-823X from D-Link. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on April 24, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 87.9% (higher than 99.8% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by May 8, 2026.
Official description
A command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR-823X 240126 and 240802 allows an authorized attacker to execute arbitrary commands on remote devices by sending a POST request to /goform/set_prohibiting via the corresponding function, triggering remote command execution.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/mono7s/Dir-823x/blob/main/set_prohibiting/set_prohibiting.md
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2026/apr/cve-2025-29635-mirai-campaign-targets-d-link-devices third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-29635 government-resource