CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-24363

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2020-08-31 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

TP-link TL-WA855RE Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability — TP-Link TL-WA855RE

TP-link TL-WA855RE contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the same network) to submit a TDDP_RESET POST request for a factory reset and reboot. The attacker can then obtain incorrect access control by setting a new administrative password. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.

Added to KEV
2025-09-02
Remediation due
2025-09-23
Ransomware use
Unknown
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.
Notes
https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/range-extender/tl-wa855re/#overview ; https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wa855re/#FAQs ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24363
Status
Analyzed
Published
2020-08-31
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
8.3 HIGH — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-306

Description

TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 20200415-rel37464 devices allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the same network) to submit a TDDP_RESET POST request for a factory reset and reboot. The attacker can then obtain incorrect access control by setting a new administrative password.

Affected configurations

• tp-link tl-wa855re firmware (< 200731)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality weakness

References