Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-15193

Memory Safety in Dlink Dwr-M920 Firmware ≤ 1.1.50

Public PoCMemory Safety
Published
29 December 2025
Modified
30 December 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 7.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0070 50th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-15193 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) vulnerability in Dlink Dwr-M920 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 50% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-15193 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting D-Link DWR-M920 routers running firmware versions up to 1.1.50. The issue resides in the function sub_423848 within the file /boafrm/formParentControl, where manipulation of the submit-url argument triggers the overflow. Classified under CWE-119 and CWE-120, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for significant impact.

The vulnerability enables remote exploitation by attackers who possess low privileges, such as authenticated users on the device. By crafting and submitting a malicious submit-url argument, an attacker can trigger the buffer overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, data compromise, or denial of service, given the high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts outlined in the CVSS vector.

References, including GitHub repositories detailing the vulnerability and a proof-of-concept exploit at https://github.com/panda666-888/vuls/blob/main/d-link/dwr-m920/formParentControl.md and https://github.com/panda666-888/vuls/blob/main/d-link/dwr-m920/formParentControl.md#poc, as well as VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.338578, https://vuldb.com/?id.338578, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.723556, confirm the exploit is public and available for use. No specific patch or mitigation details are provided in the available information.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DWR-M920 up to 1.1.50. This affects the function sub_423848 of the file /boafrm/formParentControl. Performing manipulation of the argument submit-url results in buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit…

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is now public and may be used.

CWE(s)
CWE-119CWE-120

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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T1055 Process Injection Stealth
Adversaries may inject code into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-13552Same product: Dlink Dwr-M920
CVE-2025-13548Same product: Dlink Dwr-M920
CVE-2025-13550Same product: Dlink Dwr-M920
CVE-2025-13547Same product: Dlink Dwr-M920
CVE-2025-13304Same product: Dlink Dwr-M920
CVE-2025-13305Same product: Dlink Dwr-M920

Affected Assets

dlink
dwr-m920 firmware
≤ 1.1.50

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V17.3.2
  • V5.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and analysis can find missing size checks before deployment.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly enforces size checks before buffer copies.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles require memory-safe design and coding that structurally avoids buffer-boundary violations.

SI-16 Memory Protection partial match

Memory protection restricts exploitation impact of buffer overflows without eliminating the underlying coding flaw.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (bounds checking, safe APIs, reviews) directly prevent this class of flaw.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and code analysis directly surface buffer-boundary flaws.

ID.RA-08 partial match
prevents

Receiving and triaging vulnerability disclosures commonly includes buffer-related reports.

PR.AT-02 partial match
prevents

Developer training on secure coding reduces introduction of memory-buffer errors.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching replaces vulnerable code containing buffer-boundary defects.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding directly requires bounds-checked memory operations, addressing the root cause of CWE-120.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches out-of-bounds accesses before release, covering most instances of the weakness.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates memory-safety practices that directly prevent buffer-boundary violations.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify memory-safety rules, but do not prescribe implementation details.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safe design patterns that mitigate buffer overflows.

References