CVE-2023-50224

CRITICALNVD 6.59.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

“▲” beside the score: it is higher than NVD's CVSS score.

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-09-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5 retained for reference. The 9.0 is the floor for confirmed exploitation, not an impact rating: this CVE's impact severity (EG Severity) is CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM under GitHub Security Advisory CVSS. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, NVD CVSS v3
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild

Also known asEUVD-2023-55046 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictMitigate nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV) — the reason this is sooner than the SSVC decision on this page at every mission impact level
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 20%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: No code on recordExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

The CVE record's CNA (Zero Day Initiative) lists TP-Link TL-WR841N versions V11_211209 and V12_230317; TP-Link TL-WR841ND versions V11_211209 and V12_230317; TP-Link Archer C7 versions V2_241108 as unaffected, and 2 more products. No release containing a fix is confirmed on record.

TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from improper authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-19899.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
69
EG Risk 69/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity65% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 6.5 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation100% × 40%
Fixed at 100% for a CISA KEV listing: EchelonGraph's rule.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Check the vendor's advisory for a fixed release; until one is applied, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation on your normal schedule at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
20%
EPSS %ILE
97th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (9.0): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.0 is the CISA KEV floor for confirmed exploitation, not an impact rating: its impact severity (EG Severity) is CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM.

EG Severity
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
20% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-01). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
CISA KEV and EG-KEV Tier 1 (exploited in the wild)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 14 days if it is not.No released fix is confirmed on this page, but CISA's timeline does not wait for a fix's release: this CVE is in CISA's KEV catalog, and CISA's required action for it, quoted below, applies whether or not a fix is released.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Check the vendor's advisory for a fixed release; until one is applied, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation on your normal schedule at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 14 days if it is not.

No released fix is confirmed on this page, but CISA's timeline does not wait for a fix's release: this CVE is in CISA's KEV catalog, and CISA's required action for it, quoted below, applies whether or not a fix is released.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV yes (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

CISA required action“Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.”

Quoted verbatim from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA directs it at US federal civilian executive branch agencies under Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04, which replaced BOD 22-01 on 10 June 2026; it is not EchelonGraph's advice. CISA's notes: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4308/ · https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50224

Published

May 3, 2024

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Oct 27, 2026
⚠️ Actively exploited (CISA KEV, CISA Vulnrichment). No fix on record yet. Sources: cisa.
CISA🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-50224
Web page

ZDI-23-1808 - TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1808/
Web page

Security Advisory for CVE-2023-50224 – Impact on Legacy TP-Link Router and Access Point Products

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5058/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-50224(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 138× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,233 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 1,133 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-11-01 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-11-01 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  3. 2026-11-01 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  4. 2026-10-31 20:42 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-31 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  6. 2026-10-31 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  7. 2026-10-30 22:21 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-30 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  9. 2026-10-30 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  10. 2026-10-30 00:00 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-30 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  12. 2026-10-29 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  13. 2026-10-29 01:40 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-10-29 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  15. 2026-10-28 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  16. 2026-10-28 03:17 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-10-28 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  18. 2026-10-27 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  19. 2026-10-27 04:55 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-10-27 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  21. 2026-10-26 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  22. 2026-10-26 06:35 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  23. 2026-10-25 17:30 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-10-25 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  25. 2026-10-25 08:15 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-10-25 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  2. 2026-10-24 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  3. 2026-10-24 09:55 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-24 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  5. 2026-10-23 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  6. 2026-10-23 11:34 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-23 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  8. 2026-10-22 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  9. 2026-10-22 13:13 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-22 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  11. 2026-10-21 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  12. 2026-10-21 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  13. 2026-10-20 16:33 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-10-20 16:33 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  15. 2026-10-20 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  16. 2026-10-19 18:09 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-10-19 18:09 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  18. 2026-10-19 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  19. 2026-10-18 19:48 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-10-18 19:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  21. 2026-10-18 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  22. 2026-10-18 07:44 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-10-17 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-10-17 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  25. 2026-10-17 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  26. 2026-10-16 23:05 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-10-16 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  28. 2026-10-16 16:36 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  29. 2026-10-16 00:43 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-10-16 00:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  31. 2026-10-15 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  32. 2026-10-15 02:22 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-10-15 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  34. 2026-10-14 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 20% · 97th percentile
  35. 2026-10-14 04:01 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-10-14 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  37. 2026-10-13 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 17% · 97th percentile
  38. 2026-10-13 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  39. 2026-10-12 18:14 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-10-12 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 17% · 97th percentile
  41. 2026-10-12 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  42. 2026-10-12 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  43. 2026-10-11 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  44. 2026-10-11 20:15 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-10-11 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
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  47. 2026-10-11 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  48. 2026-10-11 13:45 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 17% · 97th percentile
  49. 2026-10-11 12:56 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-10-11 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  51. 2026-10-11 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  52. 2026-10-11 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  53. 2026-10-11 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  54. 2026-10-10 22:17 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-10-10 22:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  56. 2026-10-10 19:57 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 17% · 97th percentile
  57. 2026-10-10 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  58. 2026-10-10 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  59. 2026-10-10 11:18 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  60. 2026-10-10 07:38 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  61. 2026-10-10 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  62. 2026-10-10 00:18 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  63. 2026-10-09 20:39 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-10-09 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  65. 2026-10-09 20:05 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 16% · 96th percentile
  66. 2026-10-09 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  67. 2026-10-09 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  68. 2026-10-09 09:39 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  69. 2026-10-09 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  70. 2026-10-09 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  71. 2026-10-08 22:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  72. 2026-10-08 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-10-08 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5
  74. 2026-10-08 17:06 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 16% · 96th percentile
  75. 2026-10-08 15:23 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-g654-hw9f-49w6 · GitHub CVSS 6.5

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-50224?
CVE-2023-50224 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on May 3, 2024. TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.…
When was CVE-2023-50224 made public?
CVE-2023-50224 was made public on December 19, 2023: that is the date its CVE record's CNA, Zero Day Initiative, gives for when the vulnerability was made public. The CVE record itself was published on May 3, 2024. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of September 3, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2023-50224 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-50224 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 3, 2025, affecting TP-Link TL-WR841N. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. No fix is confirmed yet. Check the vendor's advisory for a fixed release; until one is applied, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-50224?
CVE-2023-50224 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-50224?
CVE-2023-50224 affects TP-Link TL-WR841N.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-50224?
No fix for CVE-2023-50224 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The CVE record's CNA (Zero Day Initiative) lists TP-Link TL-WR841N versions V11_211209 and V12_230317; TP-Link TL-WR841ND versions V11_211209 and V12_230317; TP-Link Archer C7 versions V2_241108 as unaffected, and 2 more products. No release containing a fix is confirmed on record. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2023-50224 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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