What is CVE-2022-50596?

CVE-2022-50596 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-link Dir-1260, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-50596?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in D-link Dir-1260

CVE-2022-50596

D-Link DIR-1260 Wi-Fi router firmware versions up to and including v1.20B05 contain a command injection vulnerability within the web management interface that allows for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the device…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.041 (89.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50596?: CVE-2022-50596 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-link Dir-1260, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-50596?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.