CVE-2025-13188
CVSS 9.8 Critical
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published: 2025-11-14T23:15:43.843
A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-816L 2_06_b09_beta. Affected by this vulnerability is the function authenticationcgi_main of the file /authentication.cgi. Performing manipulation of the argument Password results in stack-based buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
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How to fix CVE-2025-13188
CVE-2025-13188 is a critical severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-816L 2_06_b09_beta. Affected by this vulnerability is the function authenticationcgi_main of the file /authentication.cgi. Performing manipulation of the argument Password results in stack-based buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no […]
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-816L 2_06_b09_beta. Affected by this vulnerability is the function authenticationcgi_main of the file /authentication.cgi. Performing manipulation of the argument Password results in stack-based buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no […]
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
EASY
Time to Exploit: < 1 hour
Skills Required: Basic web security knowledge
Public Exploits: Likely available
Vulnerability Timeline
Nov 14, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 14, 2025
Imported to Database
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