# CVE-2025-11488: D-Link DIR-852 HNAP1 command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on unsupported D-Link DIR-852 routers via the HNAP1 interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gqq4-m3pp-v444

## What is CVE-2025-11488?

CVE-2025-11488 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR-852, published on 8 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A weakness has been identified in D-Link DIR-852 up to 20251002. This affects an unknown part of the file /HNAP1/. Executing manipulation can lead to command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11488?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-11488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11488 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11488 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11488 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR-852, published on 8 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11488 exists.

Affected product: D-Link DIR-852. 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-2025-11488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11488/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.