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.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.