PT-2025-12801 · D Link · Dir-823

Published 2025-03-25 · Updated 2026-05-08 · CVE-2025-29635

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions D-Link DIR-823X versions 240126 and 240802

Description A command injection issue exists due to insufficient data sanitization at the control level. An authorized remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the device by sending a POST request to the '/goform/set prohibiting' endpoint. This flaw is being actively exploited by a Mirai-based malware campaign to conscript routers into a botnet for launching large-scale attacks on websites and services.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-05178

CVE-2025-29635

Affected Products

Dir-823

References · 71

• 🔥 https://akamai.com/blog/security-research/2026/apr/cve-2025-29635-mirai-campaign-targets-d-link-devices · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/mono7s/Dir-823x/blob/main/set_prohibiting/set_prohibiting.md · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29635 · Vendor Advisory
• https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10469 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29635 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-05178 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/pondwatcher_med/status/2047990169144267175 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/PurpleOps_io/status/2047148708081311838 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/inferlume_hq/status/2048791665830506522 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/_aircorridor/status/2047390974813376547 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/the_yellow_fall/status/2046877126616346707 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1t3d9oz/top_10_trending_cves_04052026 · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/cybrsecpath/status/2048973753590448389 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/SelvaKtm2/status/2049906420691410956 · Twitter Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-29635 · Note