CVE-2020-35575

Public Exploit

Description

A password-disclosure issue in the web interface on certain TP-Link devices allows a remote attacker to get full administrative access to the web panel. This affects WA901ND devices before 3.16.9(201211) beta, and Archer C5, Archer C7, MR3420, MR6400, WA701ND, WA801ND, WDR3500, WDR3600, WE843N, WR1043ND, WR1045ND, WR740N, WR741ND, WR749N, WR802N, WR840N, WR841HP, WR841N, WR842N, WR842ND, WR845N, WR940N, WR941HP, WR945N, WR949N, and WRD4300 devices.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 35.57% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory tp-link.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.tp-link.com/us/security	vendor advisory
https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202012/20201214/wa901ndv5_eu_3_16_9_up_boot%28201211%29.zip
https://pastebin.com/F8AuUdck	third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163274/TP-Link-TL-WR841N-Command-Injection.html	third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35575?: CVE-2020-35575 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35575?: To fix CVE-2020-35575, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-35575 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-35575 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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