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CVE-2025-8978: d-link dir-619l_firmware

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 14-08-2025Last modified 14-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-8978 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in d-link dir-619l_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.55%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.50% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Iot Firmware Update

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

D-link1 product
Dlink1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links