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CVE-2012-6614

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent root access" via the BusyBox CLI, as demonstrated by overwriting the super user password.

Affected products

• Dlink Dsr-250N Firmware: before 1.08b31 — fixed in 1.08b31

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dlink Dsr-250N Firmware 1.08b31. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22930/
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118355/D-Link-DSR-250N-Backdoor.html
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22930/
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118355/D-Link-DSR-250N-Backdoor.html

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