CVE-2025-8978: A vulnerability was determined in D-Link DIR-619L 6.02CN02

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MEDIUM 6.6MITIGATE

CVE-2025-8978 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.6) affecting dir-619l firmware. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was determined in D-Link DIR-619L 6.02CN02. Affected is the function FirmwareUpgrade of the component boa. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no long

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.6 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 54%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-345
Published	2025-08-14
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: dlink

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-08-14 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 10:08 UTCUpdated Record last modified

dlink dir-619l firmware MITIGATE

Affected: 6.02cn02

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 6.02cn02

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-8978?

dir-619l firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-8978 being exploited?

CVE-2025-8978 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-8978 affect?

CVE-2025-8978 affects dir-619l firmware. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.6). A vulnerability was determined in D-Link DIR-619L 6.02CN02. Affected is the function FirmwareUpgrade of the component boa. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. It is possible to launch the attack remotel

How urgent is CVE-2025-8978?

Priority 40/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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