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CVE-2023-39471

Published: May 3, 2024Updated: Aug 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

TP-Link TL-WR841N ated_tp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. 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-21825.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-78CWE-77

Affected Products

TL-WR841NTP-LinkNetworking Infrastructure
tl-wr841n firmwaretp-linkNetworking Infrastructure
tl-wr840n firmwaretp-linkNetworking Infrastructure
TL-WR841NTP-Link Technologies Co Ltd.Networking Infrastructure
tp-linkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructureaka tp-link, tp link
tp-link technologies co ltd.commercialCNNetworking Infrastructureaka tl-wr841n, tl-wr940n, tl-wr886n

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1624/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-21825
zerodayinitiative.com
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.245482
vuldb.com
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Timeline

Published
May 3, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 12, 2025

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