CVE-2022-40486

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 74.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-09-28 12:59Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-21 14:49Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-09-11

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

4be162f80a2d90683b68080187a79abef1e6ee8bf841a2538ffdb991fcd3c098

• github.comhttps://github.com/gscamelo/TP-Link-Archer-AX10-V1/blob/main/README.mdx_refsource_MISC
• www.tp-link.comhttps://www.tp-link.com/br/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-ax10/x_refsource_MISC
• www.tp-link.comhttps://www.tp-link.com/br/support/download/archer-ax10/v1/x_refsource_MISC