CVE-2025-14659Public exploitHinoki check available

Root command execution via DHCP hostname injection

Published Dec 14, 2025 · Updated Dec 14, 2025

Command injection in D-Link DIR-860L and DIR-868L 203b01 and 203b03 allows remote attackers to execute commands as root. During renewal of an existing lease, udhcpd copies DHCP Option 12 into a usockc command string and passes it to system() without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Reachability requires a DHCP client on a network served by the router and an existing lease; injected commands run with the daemon's root privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability3.91%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in D-Link DIR-860L and DIR-868L 203b01 and 203b03 allows remote attackers to execute commands as root. During renewal of an existing lease, udhcpd copies DHCP Option 12 into a usockc command string and passes it to system() without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Reachability requires a DHCP client on a network served by the router and an existing lease; injected commands run with the daemon's root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14659
Published
Dec 14, 2025
Updated
Dec 14, 2025
Vendor
D-Link
Product
DIR-868L
Classifications
CWE-74, CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=203b01
  2. Affected versionversion=203b03

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

D-Link · DIR-868Lversion=203b01; version=203b03
D-Link · DIR-860Lversion=203b01; version=203b03

Published CVSS scores

7.4VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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