Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-50655

Memory Safety in Dlink Di-8003 Firmware 16.07.26a1

Published
08 April 2026
Modified
25 July 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0052 42th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2025-50655 is a high-severity Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) vulnerability in Dlink Di-8003 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 42th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-50655, published on 2026-04-08, is a buffer overflow vulnerability classified under CWE-121 in the D-Link DI-8003 device running firmware version 16.07.26A1. The flaw stems from improper handling of the name parameter in the /thd_group.asp endpoint, earning a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5.

An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation triggers a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial-of-service condition with high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity effects, as reflected in the CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

D-Link has issued security advisories addressing this issue, including publication SAP10505 available at https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10505 and a general security bulletin at https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/. Further details appear in the IoT vulnerability collection on GitHub at https://github.com/xiaotea/iot-vulnerability-collection/blob/main/README.md.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in D-Link DI-8003 16.07.26A1 due to improper handling of the name parameter in the /thd_group.asp endpoint.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-50662Same product: Dlink Di-8003
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CVE-2025-50660Same product: Dlink Di-8003
CVE-2025-50661Same product: Dlink Di-8003
CVE-2025-50657Same product: Dlink Di-8003
CVE-2025-50663Same product: Dlink Di-8003
CVE-2025-50659Same product: Dlink Di-8003
CVE-2024-11048Same product: Dlink Di-8003
CVE-2024-11047Same product: Dlink Di-8003

Affected Assets

dlink
di-8003 firmware
16.07.26a1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 2 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and analysis can discover stack-buffer overflows before deployment.

Input validation directly stops untrusted data from exceeding stack buffer bounds.

Memory-protection mechanisms limit the ability to execute injected code after a stack overflow.

Secure-engineering principles include bounds-checked coding and safe buffer handling that avoid introducing the flaw.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure-development practices directly prevent introduction of stack buffer overflows.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning can discover stack buffer overflows but does not prevent their introduction.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching eliminates known instances of the weakness after discovery.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing (fuzzing, static analysis) detects stack overflows before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates buffer-safety practices that directly prevent stack overflows.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify buffer-size and input-validation rules.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include memory-safety and least-privilege stack usage.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe buffer handling that causes CWE-121.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
  • V-248594 OL 8 must implement address space layout randomization (ASLR) to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution. prevents CWE-121
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271452 OL 9 must use a Linux Security Module configured to enforce limits on system services. prevents CWE-121

References