Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-23624

D-Link DAP-1650 gena.cgi SUBSCRIBE Command Injection Vulnerability

D-Link / DAP-1650 · 0 to <= 1.04B01

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Severity
CVSS 9.6 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
26.0%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2024-23624 is an unauthenticated D-Link DAP-1650 gena.cgi SUBSCRIBE Command Injection Vulnerability. A command injection vulnerability exists in the gena.cgi module of D-Link DAP-1650 devices. An unauthenticated...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

D-Link / DAP-1650 0 to <= 1.04b01.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A command injection vulnerability exists in the gena.cgi module of D-Link DAP-1650 devices

A command injection vulnerability exists in the gena.cgi module of D-Link DAP-1650 devices. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain command execution on the device as root.

D-Link Affected
DAP-1650
Through 1.04B01
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Published
25 Jan 2024
Exploitation Reported
05 Oct 2026
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Hacker News

Recorded 05 Oct 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Hacker News First 2026-10-05 16:02 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.6 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

26.0%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') CWE-77

Recent mention · The Hacker News

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All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.6 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 8.3 High

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 16:02 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 23:41 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 21:37 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.6,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
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    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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