CVE-2025-69542 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on D-Link DIR895LA1 routers by sending a malicious DHCP hostname during lease renewal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-69542?
CVE-2025-69542 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Command Injection Vulnerability has been discovered in the DHCP daemon service of D-Link DIR895LA1 v102b07. The vulnerability exists in the lease renewal processing logic where the DHCP hostname parameter is directly concatenated into a system command without proper sanitization. When a DHCP client renews an existing lease with a malicious hostname, arbitrary commands can be executed with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69542?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dlink Dir-895la1 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69542?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69542 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-2025-69542 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-69542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75mq-3gf9-64wc.