CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-42433

8.0 HIGH Published 2023-03-29 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2023-03-29
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.0 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78

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 configurations

• tp-link tl-wr841 firmware (< 220914)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References