What is CVE-2025-29635?
Command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR-823X firmware versions 240126 and 240802 allows authorized attackers to execute arbitrary commands via POST requests to the /goform/set_prohibiting endpoint.
The record classifies CVE-2025-29635 under weakness class CWE-77. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 3 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 582 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 87.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2026-04-24, federal remediation deadline 2026-05-08
- Threadlinqs priority
- 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
- Published
- 2025-03-25, last modified 2026-04-25
Is CVE-2025-29635 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2025-29635 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-24, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2026-05-08 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2025-29635 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-29635.yaml). It currently carries a trending score of 50 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Dlink: Dir-823x Firmware 240126, Dir-823x Firmware 240802, Dir-823x
How to fix CVE-2025-29635
Vendor advisory: https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2026/apr/cve-2025-29635-mirai-campaign-targets-d-link-devices. Because CVE-2025-29635 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2026-05-08. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2025-29635
2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2025-29635, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .