Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-50647

High

Published: 08 April 2026

Published
08 April 2026
Modified
22 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0005 16.9th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-50647 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Dlink Di-8003 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 16.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-16 (Memory Protection).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.
Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

prevent

Requires timely remediation of flaws like this buffer overflow vulnerability through vendor patches as issued by D-Link in advisories such as SAP10505.

prevent

Mandates validation of inputs such as the 'wans' parameter in the qos.asp endpoint to prevent buffer overflows from malformed data.

prevent

Implements memory protections like stack canaries or non-executable memory to mitigate exploitation of the buffer overflow leading to device crash.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
Why these techniques?

Buffer overflow in unauthenticated web parameter (qos.asp/wans) directly enables remote exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) resulting in endpoint DoS via device crash (T1499).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in D-Link DI-8003 16.07.26A1, specifically in the handling of the wans parameter in the qos.asp endpoint.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-50647 is a buffer overflow vulnerability, classified under CWE-120, affecting the D-Link DI-8003 device on firmware version 16.07.26A1. The flaw occurs specifically in the handling of the "wans" parameter within the qos.asp endpoint. Published on 2026-04-08, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating significant availability impact with no effects on confidentiality or integrity.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network without authentication privileges, user interaction, or high complexity. Exploitation triggers a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial-of-service condition through device crash or disruption, given the high availability impact score.

D-Link has issued related security advisories, including publication SAP10505 available at https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10505 and the general security bulletin page at https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/. Additional details appear in the IoT vulnerability collection at https://github.com/xiaotea/iot-vulnerability-collection/blob/main/README.md, which security practitioners should consult for mitigation and patch guidance.

Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

dlink
di-8003 firmware
16.07.26a1

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