CVE-2019-17621 (D-Link DIR-859 Router) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2023-06-29. D-Link DIR-859 router contains a command execution vulnerability in the UPnP endpoint URL, /gena.cgi… See the required fix, due date and advisories.
CVE-2019-17621 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2023-06-29. D-Link DIR-859 router contains a command execution vulnerability in the UPnP endpoint URL, /gena.cgi. Exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute system commands as root by sending a specially crafted HTTP SUBSCRIBE request to the UPnP service when connecting to the local network.
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