CVE-2025-13188 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-13188: D-Link DIR-816L authentication.cgi authenticationcgi_main stack-based overflow

Vendor D-Link
Product DIR-816L
Weakness CWE-121
Published November 14, 2025
Last update November 17, 2025

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-816L 2_06_b09_beta. Affected by this vulnerability is the function authenticationcgi_main of the file /authentication.cgi. Performing manipulation of the argument Password results in stack-based buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 14, 2025 CVE published
November 17, 2025 Record updated