What is CVE-2023-50212?

CVE-2023-50212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in D-Link G416, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-50212?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in D-Link G416

CVE-2023-50212

D-Link G416 httpd Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of D-Link G416 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the HTTP service listening on TCP port 80. The issue results from the lack of proper handling of error conditions. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-21664.

Published 2024-05-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1828/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50212?: CVE-2023-50212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in D-Link G416, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-50212?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.