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CVE-2019-17621

97
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-17621 is a critical unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-859 Wi-Fi routers (versions 1.05 and 1.06B01 Beta01). An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted HTTP SUBSCRIBE request to the UPnP service on the local network, gaining root-level access. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction or authentication. This CVE is actively exploited, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has a publicly available Metasploit module, indicating a high risk of exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.05b03CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-859_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.06b01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-859_firmware:1.06b01:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.03b01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-822_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.12b04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-822_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.00b06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-823_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
89.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jun 29, 2023
Metasploit: D-Link DIR-859 Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution · Dec 24, 2019
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8962 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/156054/D-Link-DIR-859-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
medium.com / %40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-en-d94b47a15104
ExploitThird Party Advisory
medium.com / %40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-es-fad716629ff9
Broken Link
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com / announcement/publication.aspx
PatchVendor Advisory
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com / announcement/publication.aspx
PatchVendor Advisory
dlink.com / en/security-bulletin
Vendor Advisory
ftc.gov / system/files/documents/cases/dlink_proposed_order_and_judgment_7-2-19.pdf
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource