What is CVE-2019-17512?

CVE-2019-17512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-412, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-17512?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dlink Dir-412

CVE-2019-17512

There are some web interfaces without authentication requirements on D-Link DIR-412 A1-1.14WW routers. An attacker can clear the router's log file via act=clear&logtype=sysact to log_clear.php, which could be used to erase attack traces.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (74.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dir-412
Dlink Dir-412 Firmware — versions a1-1.14ww

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

github.com/dahua966/Routers-vuls (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/dahua966/Routers-vuls/blob/master/DIR-412/vuls_info.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17512?: CVE-2019-17512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-412, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-17512?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.