CVE-2019-17621

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-06-29. Federal remediation due 2023-07-20.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

90.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 99.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2019-12-30 16:09Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:35Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2019-10-16

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

cb8c8c5a73cb20fc052d8c57853ce9520d6e2f7cd780788f457eb5a4e20e176c

• www.ftc.govhttps://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/dlink_proposed_order_and_judgment_7-2-19.pdfx_refsource_MISC
• www.dlink.comhttps://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletinx_refsource_MISC
• supportannouncement.us.dlink.comhttps://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147x_refsource_CONFIRM
• supportannouncement.us.dlink.comhttps://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10146x_refsource_CONFIRM
• medium.comhttps://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-en-d94b47a15104x_refsource_MISC
• medium.comhttps://medium.com/%40s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unautenticated-cve-2019-17621-es-fad716629ff9x_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156054/D-Link-DIR-859-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-17621government-resource