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Medium · 6.4 CVE-2022-42433 EUVD-2022-45507GHSA-7w2q-74wh-62qq

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N TL-WR841N(US)…

Published Mar 29, 2023 · Updated Feb 14, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
TP-Link TL-WR841N TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220121 —

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