Vulnerability in D-Link Dir-619l
CVE-2025-8978
A vulnerability was determined in D-Link DIR-619L 6.02CN02. Affected is the function FirmwareUpgrade of the component boa. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- D-Link Dir-619l — versions 6.02CN02
- Dlink Dir-619l
- Dlink Dir-619l Firmware — versions 6.02cn02
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/IOTRes/IOT_Firmware_Update/blob/main/Dlink/DIR619L.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, patch)
- www.dlink.com/ (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8978?
- CVE-2025-8978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-619l, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8978?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8978 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.