VDB-292010 · CVE-2025-22968 · EUVD-2025-3059

D-Link DWR-M972V 1.05SSG SSH code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in D-Link DWR-M972V 1.05SSG. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSH. Such manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-22968. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DWR-M972V 1.05SSG and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue in D-Link DWR-M972V 1.05SSG allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via SSH using root account without restrictions

The advisory is available at dlink.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-22968 since 01/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-3059). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

D-Link

Name

DWR-M972V

Version

1.05SSG

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2025 🔍
01/15/2025 +6 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2025 +134 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: dlink.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-22968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292010
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2025 18:13
Updated: 05/29/2025 05:32
Changes: 01/15/2025 18:13 (51), 02/19/2025 06:09 (1), 03/14/2025 18:23 (2), 05/29/2025 05:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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