CVE-2023-50199
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication 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 authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain access to critical functions on the device. Was ZDI-CAN-21287.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication 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 authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain access to critical functions on the device. Was ZDI-CAN-21287.
- Record
CVE-2023-50199- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55021
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication 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 authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain access to critical functions on the device. Was ZDI-CAN-21287.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55021- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wggh-wqhg-h7xc
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution...
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication 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 authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain access to critical functions on the device. Was ZDI-CAN-21287.
- Record
GHSA-wggh-wqhg-h7xc- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
D-Link G416 httpd Missing Authentication for Critical Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication 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 authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain access to critical functions on the device. Was ZDI-CAN-21287.
- Record
CVE-2023-50199- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50199 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in D-link G416, published May 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.