What is CVE-2024-0769?

CVE-2024-0769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in D-link Dir-859, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-0769?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-0769 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-0769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-06-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in D-link Dir-859

CVE-2024-0769

** 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. Th…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.827 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

D-link Dir-859 — versions 1.06B01
Dlink Dir-859
Dlink Dir-859_firmware — versions 1.06

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2025-06-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2025-07-16.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
cna@vuldb.com (related, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0769?: CVE-2024-0769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in D-link Dir-859, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-0769?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-0769 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-0769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-06-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.