CVE-2012-6614
D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent...
D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent root access" via the BusyBox CLI, as demonstrated by overwriting the super user password.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent root access" via the BusyBox CLI, as demonstrated by overwriting the super user password.
- Record
CVE-2012-6614- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent root access" via the BusyBox CLI, as demonstrated by overwriting the super user password.
- Record
CVE-2012-6614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6460 No score
D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent root access" via the BusyBox CLI, as demonstrated by overwriting the super user password.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6460- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4x5r-v8g2-7qhv No score
D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent...
D-Link DSR-250N devices before 1.08B31 allow remote authenticated users to obtain "persistent root access" via the BusyBox CLI, as demonstrated by overwriting the super user password.
- Record
GHSA-4x5r-v8g2-7qhv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6614 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Dlink Dsr-250n Firmware, published February 19, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.41%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.