VulnerabilityPublished 8 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-10093: D-Link DIR-852 · Information Disclosure

Affects D-Link DIR-852Source CVE Database V5

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.9 Medium · end of life, no fix coming : replace or isolate D-Link DIR-852; no fix will be released.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.9Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 62% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: None coming – the product is end of life

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

No fix will be released: D-Link DIR-852 is end of life. Replace it, or isolate it from untrusted networks until you can.

AI-suggested

Since no official patches are available due to the end-of-life status of the affected product version, European organizations should prioritize the following mitigations: 1) Immediate replacement or upgrade of the D-Link DIR-852 routers to supported models with current firmware to eliminate the vulnerability. 2) If replacement is not immediately feasible, restrict remote access to the device by disabling remote management features and blocking inbound traffic to the router’s management interfaces from untrusted networks. 3) Implement network segmentation to isolate vulnerable devices from critical assets and sensitive data environments. 4) Monitor network traffic for unusual access patterns targeting the /getcfg.php endpoint or other suspicious activities indicative of exploitation attempts. 5) Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or heuristics capable of detecting exploitation attempts against this vulnerability. 6) Educate IT staff and users about the risks of using unsupported network devices and the importance of timely hardware lifecycle management.

Description

A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DIR-852 up to 1.00CN B09. Affected by this vulnerability is the function phpcgi_main of the file /getcfg.php of the component Device Configuration Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of this vulnerability depends largely on the presence and deployment of the affected D-Link DIR-852 routers within their networks. Many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and home offices may still use these devices due to their affordability and past popularity. Information disclosure could expose network configuration details, including credentials or internal IP schemes, which attackers could leverage to gain unauthorized access or escalate privileges. Given that the device is no longer supported, organizations cannot rely on vendor patches, increasing their exposure. This risk is particularly relevant for sectors with sensitive data or critical infrastructure, such as healthcare, finance, and government agencies, where network compromise could lead to data breaches or operational disruptions. Additionally, the ease of remote exploitation without authentication increases the threat surface, especially if these devices are directly exposed to the internet or poorly segmented within internal networks.

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