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CVE-2025-70230: D-Link DIR-513 · Stack Buffer Overflow

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 57% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Given the absence of an official patch, organizations should implement immediate compensating controls to reduce exposure. These include: 1) Restricting network access to the router's management interface by implementing firewall rules or access control lists to allow only trusted IP addresses. 2) Disabling the Dynamic DNS feature or the vulnerable goform/formSetDDNS endpoint if possible, to eliminate the attack vector. 3) Monitoring network traffic for unusual requests targeting the curTime parameter or the DDNS configuration endpoint. 4) Segmenting the network to isolate affected routers from critical systems and sensitive data. 5) Employing intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with updated signatures to detect exploitation attempts. 6) Planning for rapid deployment of firmware updates once a patch is released by D-Link. 7) Considering replacement of affected devices with models that have active security support if mitigation is not feasible. 8) Educating network administrators about the vulnerability and encouraging vigilance for suspicious activity related to router management interfaces.

Description

Stack buffer overflow vulnerability in D-Link DIR-513 v1.10 via the curTime parameter to goform/formSetDDNS.

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