Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-5573

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 04 June 2025

Published
04 June 2025
Modified
06 June 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 0.0479 89.7th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-5573 is a medium-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Dlink Dcs-932L Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unix Shell (T1059.004); ranked in the top 10.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-5573 is an OS command injection vulnerability in the D-Link DCS-932L network camera running firmware version 2.18.01. It resides in the setSystemWizard/setSystemControl function within the /setSystemWizard endpoint, where unsanitized input to the AdminID argument allows arbitrary command execution. The issue is tracked under CWE-77 and CWE-78 and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3; the affected product line is no longer supported by the vendor.

An authenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted AdminID value to the web interface and execute operating-system commands on the device. Public exploit code has been released, enabling an adversary to achieve limited control over the camera’s configuration or runtime environment without requiring user interaction.

The referenced advisories and disclosure materials note that the DCS-932L is end-of-life and receive no patches; the vendor’s site provides no mitigation guidance for this model. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0479 with no material increase since publication.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DCS-932L 2.18.01. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function setSystemWizard/setSystemControl of the file /setSystemWizard. The manipulation of the argument AdminID leads to os command injection. The attack may…

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be launched remotely. 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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
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.
T1202 Indirect Command Execution Stealth
Adversaries may abuse utilities that allow for command execution to bypass security restrictions that limit the use of command-line interpreters.
Why these techniques?

OS command injection via web parameter (AdminID) in public-facing /setSystemWizard endpoint enables Unix Shell execution (T1059.004), exploitation of public-facing application (T1190), and indirect command execution (T1202) as assigned by VulDB.

Affected Assets

dlink
dcs-932l firmware
2.18.01

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References