CVE-2023-53896

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 51.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-12-16 17:06Z8 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-07 14:07Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-12-16

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e8ea4759860b9ada85c742217c07ddd95212f77aa12ee5b62c7b5d3a9f0d3af6

• www.exploit-db.comExploitDB-51556https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51556exploit
• www.dlink.comD-Link DAP-1325 Product Webpagehttps://www.dlink.com/hr/hr/products/dap-1325-n300-wifi-range-extenderproduct
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: D-Link DAP-1325 Hardware A1 Unauthenticated Configuration Downloadhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/d-link-dap-hardware-a-unauthenticated-configuration-downloadthird-party-advisory