Devolo dLAN Cockpit 4.3.1 DevoloNetworkService unquoted search path

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A vulnerability was found in Devolo dLAN Cockpit 4.3.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component DevoloNetworkService. Executing a manipulation can lead to unquoted search path. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-25231. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Devolo dLAN Cockpit 4.3.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component DevoloNetworkService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

devolo dLAN Cockpit 4.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the 'DevoloNetworkService' that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the insecure service path configuration by inserting malicious code in the system root path to execute with elevated privileges during application startup or system reboot.

The weakness was shared by Stefan Petrushevski as 151525. The advisory is shared for download at zeroscience.mk. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-25231 since 12/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/08/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.009.

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 databases at X-Force (156594) and CNNVD (CNNVD-202601-1380). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Devolo

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• dLAN Cockpit

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• 4.3.1

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