CVE-2021-40288

Description

A denial-of-service attack in WPA2, and WPA3-SAE authentication methods in TP-Link AX10v1 before V1_211014, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disconnect an already connected wireless client via sending with a wireless adapter specific spoofed authentication frames

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.96% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory tp-link.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax10/v1/#Firmware patch vendor advisory mitigation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-40288?
CVE-2021-40288 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-40288?
To fix CVE-2021-40288, 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-2021-40288 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-40288 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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