CVE-2025-13188
D-Link DIR-816L authentication.cgi authenticationcgi_main stack-based overflow
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.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
D-Link DIR-816L authentication.cgi authenticationcgi_main stack-based overflow
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-13188- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:R - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:R - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:W/RC:UR - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-197671
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-197671- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5788-x3vg-5gpv
A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-816L 2_06_b09_beta. Affected by this vulnerability is...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5788-x3vg-5gpv- CVSS 4.0
- 8.9 High
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/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 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-13188- CVSS 4.0
- 8.9 High
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/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 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-13188 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in D-link Dir-816l, published November 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.39%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.