Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in TP-Link Routers

CVE-2022-42433

Summary

This vulnerability in TP-Link TL-WR841N routers exposes installations to network-adjacent attackers who can execute arbitrary code. Although authentication is necessary for exploitation, the flawed mechanism can be bypassed. The vulnerability stems from inadequate validation of user-supplied strings utilized in system calls within the ated_tp service. By exploiting this flaw, an attacker may execute code with root privileges, compromising the device's security and potentially enabling further attacks on the network.

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