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TI-2025-06302 Aliases CVE-2025-6931GHSA-m79f-7mxr-wccp

D-Link DCS-6517/DCS-7517 Root Password Generation httpd generate_pass_from_mac entropy

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-330Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in D-Link DCS-6517 and DCS-7517 up to 2.02.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function generate_pass_from_mac of the file /bin/httpd of the component Root Password Generation Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient entropy. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0223 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
D-LinkDCS-65172.02—No fix listedCNA
D-LinkDCS-75172.02—No fix listedCNA
  • DCS-6517 VendorD-Link Affected 2.02 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • DCS-7517 VendorD-Link Affected 2.02 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-6517_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.02.0VulnerableD-Link Japan K.K.
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dcs-6517:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onD-Link Japan K.K.
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-7517_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.02.0VulnerableD-Link Japan K.K.
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dcs-7517:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onD-Link Japan K.K.
  • cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-6517_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.02.0 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
  • cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dcs-6517:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.
  • cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-7517_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.02.0 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
  • cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dcs-7517:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6931
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m79f-7mxr-wccp

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-03070 D-Link DNS-320L/DNS-325/DNS-327L/DNS-340L HTTP GET Request nas_sharing.cgi command injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03069 D-Link DNS-320L/DNS-325/DNS-327L/DNS-340L HTTP GET Request nas_sharing.cgi hard-coded credentials KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-00708 D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10693 OS Command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR820LA1_FW105B03 allows attackers to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-17249 D-Link Go-RT-AC750 GORTAC750_revA_v101b03 and GO-RT-AC750_revB_FWv200b02 are vulnerable… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09657 D-Link DIR-820L 1.05B03 was discovered to contain remote command execution (RCE)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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