critical Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2023-25280D-Link DIR-820 — ping parameter runs commands as root

The affected D-Link router firmware (DIR820LA1_FW105B03) passes the ping address parameter into a shell command, so an unauthenticated attacker runs code as root on the device.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Replace the router — the model is unsupported and no fix is coming; exploitation is near certain, so take it off routable networks now.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
9.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
98%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2023-03-16
Added to KEV
2024-09-30
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
initial access
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059
Severity
critical

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

Attacker needsNetwork access to the router's web interface; no credentials needed.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2023-25280 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24