01 Record
CVE-2023-50224
TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability
MediumKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: zdi
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-09-03. Federal remediation due 2025-09-24.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 20.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-03.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-05-03 02:14Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-02 17:58Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-12-05
- Assigning CNA
- zdi
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-290Authentication Bypass by SpoofingBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8e837b4a72dc74b37e967ab9b966be0e3114d1060bf8043fd44e0fc9c7ea275e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.zerodayinitiative.comZDI-23-1808https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1808/
- www.tp-link.comvendor-provided URLhttps://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr841n/v12/#Firmware
- www.tp-link.comvendor-advisoryhttps://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5058/
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-50224