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Vulnerability threat dossier

CVE-2019-16920

dlinkdap-1533

Unauthenticated remote code execution occurs in D-Link products such as DIR-655C, DIR-866L, DIR-652, and DHP-1565. The issue occurs when the attacker sends an arbitrary input to a "PingTest" device common gateway interface that could lead to common injection. An attacker who successfully triggers the command injection could achieve full system compromise. Later, it was independently found that these are also affected: DIR-855L, DAP-1533, DIR-862L, DIR-615, DIR-835, and DIR-825.

VTP deterministic threat50.0of 100 · CVSS excluded

VTP analyst assessment

D-Link router PingTest command injection

AI-assisted analytical recommendationDoes not set factual exploitation state
AI review stateREVIEWED
AI priorityNONE
AI confidence95%
Public exploitation · VTP factKEV

Assessment

Multiple D-Link products permit unauthenticated command injection through arbitrary input to the PingTest CGI function, potentially enabling full device compromise. CISA KEV confirms known global exploitation.

Why it matters

  • Network-accessible, low-complexity exploitation can compromise router confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
  • EPSS 0.99996 is exceptionally high predictive context but does not establish local activity.

Evidence

0 record references and 2 source references passed trusted post-response validation. The current deterministic record contains 0 independent evidence groups.

Uncertainties

The truncated description does not provide a complete model and version matrix.

No exploit artifact, first-party observation, or confirmed ransomware use is supplied.

First-party honeypot request semantics are potentially consistent with this CVE. This is an unconfirmed candidate match, not proof of exploitation or successful execution.

Next watchpoint

Identify affected D-Link models, including the listed DIR, DHP, and DAP devices, and validate firmware status.

AI baseline history (1)
  1. BASELINE ASSESSED
    D-Link router PingTest command injectiongpt-5.6-sol · high
Technical severityCRITICALCVSS 9.8 · technical context
Public exploitationKEVGlobal public evidence
Exploit maturityNONE KNOWNReliability not implied
EPSS1.00100th percentile · prediction
Evidence confidence0%Strongest independent active claim
VelocitySTABLEMaterial events only
First-party telemetryFirst-party honeypot request semantics are potentially consistent with this CVE. This is an unconfirmed candidate match, not proof of exploitation or successful execution.
Availability: SENSOR_ONLINE_NO_MATCHING_ACTIVITY · Evidence: UNKNOWN
LOW

The request shares exploitation-associated characteristics with CVE-2019-16920, but the evidence does not identify one CVE with sufficient confidence.

CANDIDATE LEADTechnical consistency 80/100

Basis: deterministic technical candidate

CVE-2019-16920
Potentially consistent; exploitation not confirmedDisclosure embargo completed
01

VTP deterministic assessment

Why this matters

  1. 01

    CISA KEV lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited globally.

  2. 02

    EPSS is 1.00; this is predictive context, not exploitation evidence.

  3. 03

    First-party honeypot request semantics are potentially consistent with this CVE. This is an unconfirmed candidate match, not proof of exploitation or successful execution.

02

Material change ledger

What changed

KEV ADDEDCISA KEV entry added
03

Claim provenance

Evidence and source independence

0publications detected
0underlying evidence chains

0 primary sources · 0 dependent secondary reports · 0 reports with unresolved independence. Repetition remains visible without multiplying confirmation.

04

Event history

Threat timeline

  1. 00:0025 Mar
    KEV ADDED

    CISA KEV entry added

    CISA lists global known exploitation. This is not a VTP sensor observation.

05

Original publications

Source record

06

Technical vulnerability data

Context, not threat proof

VTP threat score50.0vtp-threat-v1-public
Public exploitation30 / 30
EPSS prediction20 / 20
Exploit availability0 / 15
Source independence0 / 15
Intelligence recency0 / 10
Threat acceleration0 / 10
CVSS technical severityExcluded
CVSS
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-78
CPE records
20
Deterministic history records
20
Primary technical reference
07

Raw observations

First-party sensor records

First-party honeypot request semantics are potentially consistent with this CVE. This is an unconfirmed candidate match, not proof of exploitation or successful execution.