RCE in D-Link Dir-860lb1

CVE-2025-14659

A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-860LB1 and DIR-868LB1 203b01/203b03. Affected is an unknown function of the component DHCP Daemon. The manipulation of the argument Hostname results in command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-14659: held from 0.039 to 0.038.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.038 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14659?
CVE-2025-14659 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-860lb1, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-14659?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-14659 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.