# CVE-2019-25231: devolo dLAN Cockpit 4.3.1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in devolo dLAN Cockpit.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4q82-9j8m-c42w

## What is CVE-2019-25231?

CVE-2019-25231 is a high-severity vulnerability in devolo dLAN Cockpit, published on 7 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

devolo dLAN Cockpit 4.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the 'DevoloNetworkService' that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the insecure service path configuration by inserting malicious code in the system root path to execute with elevated privileges during application startup or system reboot.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25231?


## How do I fix CVE-2019-25231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25231 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25231 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25231 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25231 is a high-severity vulnerability in devolo dLAN Cockpit, published on 7 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25231 exists.

Affected product: devolo dLAN Cockpit. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25231/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25231/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25231
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25231
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25231

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25231/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.