CVE-2025-60854
Published: 02 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-60854 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Dlink R15 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 35.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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 requiring validation and sanitization of inputs like the model name parameter in httpd password change requests.
Requires timely identification, reporting, and patching of flaws such as this command injection vulnerability per vendor advisory SAP10473.
Enforces authentication and authorization for access to the web administrator password change functionality, blocking unauthenticated remote exploitation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Command injection vulnerability in web admin interface of router enables unauthenticated remote exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) leading to arbitrary command execution on network device (T1059.008).
NVD Description
A vulnerability has been found in D-Link R15 (AX1500) 1.20.01 and below. By manipulating the model name parameter during a password change request in the web administrator page, it is possible to trigger a command injection in httpd.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-60854 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-77) in the httpd component of D-Link R15 (AX1500) routers running firmware version 1.20.01 and below. The flaw arises from improper handling of the model name parameter during a password change request on the web administrator page, allowing injected commands to be executed.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating it is exploitable remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation enables arbitrary command execution on the device, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as full router compromise.
D-Link has published a security advisory on the issue at https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10473, which security practitioners should review for details on patches and recommended mitigations.
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