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CVE-2013-10050: D-Link Devices tools_vct.xgi Authenticated RCE

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-08-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in multiple D-Link routers (confirmed on DIR-300 rev A v1.05 and DIR-615 rev D v4.13) via the authenticated tools_vct.xgi CGI endpoint. The web interface fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the pingIp parameter, allowing attackers with valid credentials to inject arbitrary shell commands. Exploitation enables full device compromise, including spawning a telnet daemon and establishing a root shell. The vulnerability is present in firmware versions that expose tools_vct.xgi and use the Mathopd/1.5p6 web server. No vendor patch is available, and affected models are end-of-life.

Affected products

• Dlink Dir-300 Firmware: through 1.05
• D-Link DIR-615: through 4.13

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/dlink_dir300_exec_telnet.rb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140830203110/http://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-014
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25024
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27428
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/d-link-legacy-unauth-rce-2
• https://www.exploit-db.com/raw/25024

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