How to check if you are exposed to CVE-2014-8361
- Find every Realtek SDK system you or your clients run, including ones exposed to the internet. Those come first: CISA only lists flaws attackers are already using.
- Compare each version with the fixed versions in the vendor advisory below. Where no fix exists yet, apply the vendor’s mitigation or take the system off the internet.
- Run a credentialed vulnerability scan to catch the systems you missed, then check that the next scan no longer reports CVE-2014-8361.
US federal agencies had to fix this by 2023-10-09. Everyone else should treat that deadline as a guide: if it has passed, this is overdue.
Affected versions
Versions the National Vulnerability Database lists as vulnerable to CVE-2014-8361. Check the vendor advisory for the exact fixed builds before you sign anything off.
| Product | Vulnerable versions |
|---|---|
| Realtek SDK | all versions |
| Dlink Dir-905l Firmware | up to and including 2.05b01 |
| Dlink Dir-605l Firmware | up to and including 1.14b06; up to and including 2.07b02; up to and including 3.03b07 |
| Dlink Dir-600l Firmware | up to and including 1.15; up to and including 2.056b06 |
| Dlink Dir-619l Firmware | up to and including 1.15; up to and including 2.07b02 |
| Dlink Dir-809 Firmware | up to and including 1.04b02 |
NVD lists 20 more affected products; see the full record on NVD.
Timeline
- · Published in the National Vulnerability Database
- · Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, 3,062 days after it was published
- · Fix-by date for US federal agencies, passed 1,119 days ago
Vendor advisories and fixes
Weakness type
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Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (version 2026.10.30); EPSS data from FIRST.org; CVSS and descriptions from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Checked 2026-11-01. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.