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CVE-2022-29402

TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 was discovered to contain insecure protections for its UART console. This vulnerability allows attackers to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.

Published

2022-05-25T18:15:08.570

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:59:00.853

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-306
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System tp-link tl-wr840n_firmware - Yes
Hardware tp-link tl-wr840n 6.20 No
Operating System tp-link tl-wr840n_firmware - Yes
Hardware tp-link tl-wr840n 5.0 No
References