CVE-2025-15192
Published: 29 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-15192 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Dlink Dwr-M920 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 45.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly prevents command injection by validating and sanitizing the fota_url input in the vulnerable /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel function.
Remediates the specific command injection flaw through timely firmware updates for D-Link DWR-M920 beyond version 1.1.50.
Reduces exposure by enforcing least privilege, limiting low-privileged remote users from accessing the vulnerable firmware upgrade endpoint.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Remote command injection in public-facing web form (/boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel) via fota_url enables T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) and T1202 (Indirect Command Execution) as explicitly mapped in the advisory.
NVD Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in D-Link DWR-M920 up to 1.1.50. The impacted element is the function sub_415328 of the file /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel. Such manipulation of the argument fota_url leads to command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The…
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exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-15192 is a command injection vulnerability affecting D-Link DWR-M920 routers in versions up to 1.1.50. The flaw exists in the sub_415328 function of the /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel file, where manipulation of the fota_url argument enables command injection. Published on 2025-12-29, it is rated at CVSS 6.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) and maps to CWEs CWE-74 and CWE-77.
A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation allows injection and execution of arbitrary commands, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Advisories and references, including detailed analysis and a proof-of-concept exploit, are available on GitHub at https://github.com/panda666-888/vuls/blob/main/d-link/dwr-m920/formLtefotaUpgradeQuectel.md and its POC section, as well as VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.338577, https://vuldb.com/?id.338577, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.723555. The exploit has been publicly disclosed.
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