CVE-2022-42433 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-42433

Vendor Tp-Link
Product TL-WR841N
Weakness CWE-78
Published March 29, 2023
Last update February 14, 2025

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220121 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ated_tp service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17356.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 29, 2023 CVE published
February 14, 2025 Record updated