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CVE-2024-0769

Path Traversal — is CVE-2024-0769real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

Medium · CVSS 5.3EPSS 82.7%CISA KEVCWE-22 · Path Traversal

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-251666 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately that the product is end-of-life. It should be retired and replaced.

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Community real-world severity: High (High 3) — CVSS base score 5.3

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    Field note · Priya NairCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-06-25). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.

Same weaknessCWE-22 · Path Traversal.