CVE-2025-4445 D-Link DIR-605L wake_on_lan command injection

Medium 5.3 Published 9 May 2025 Updated 9 May 2025

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the wake_on_lan function in unsupported D-Link DIR-605L routers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-4445?

CVE-2025-4445 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Dlink Dir-605l Firmware, published on 9 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link DIR-605L 2.13B01. Affected is the function wake_on_lan. The manipulation of the argument mac leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4445?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dlink Dir-605l Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2025-4445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dlink Dir-605l Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hj5r-xh67-qwq9.