CVE-2014-125117

D-Link info.cgi POST Request Stack-Based Buffer Overflow RCE

9.3 CriticalPublic exploit

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices, including the DSP-W215 version 1.02, can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /common/info.cgi endpoint. This flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with system-level privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

9.25%Up 8.7 points since Jul 26, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.3

D-Link info.cgi POST Request Stack-Based Buffer Overflow RCE

Record: CVE-2014-125117
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-9810 9.3

Record: EUVD-2014-9810
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwxf-3fv9-8q9p 9.3

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices...

Record: GHSA-xwxf-3fv9-8q9p
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS: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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.3

Record: CVE-2014-125117
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS: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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	D-Link info.cgi POST Request Buffer Overflow	2014-05-22

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-125117 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in D-link Dsp-w215, published July 25, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.25%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.