D-Link DCH-M225 1.05b01 and earlier devices allow remote authenticated admins to execute…
Priority LOW 36CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
D-Link DCH-M225 1.05b01 and earlier devices allow remote authenticated admins to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the media renderer name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0229 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dch-m225_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.05b01 | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
| cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dch-m225:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | D-Link Japan K.K. |
- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dch-m225_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.05b01 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
- cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dch-m225:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6842
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch6v-3x5q-gm5j
References
More D-Link Japan K.K. Dch-m225 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05548 D-Link DCH-M225 1.05b01 and earlier devices allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-6842 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6842 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ch6v-3x5q-gm5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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