Description
TP-Link TL-WR841N ated_tp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the ated_tp service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-21825.
Published: 2024-05-03
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-43194 TP-Link TL-WR841N ated_tp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ated_tp service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-21825.
History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tp-link tl-wr840n
Tp-link tl-wr840n Firmware
Tp-link tl-wr841n Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-77
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr840n:6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr841n:v14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr840n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tp-link tl-wr840n
Tp-link tl-wr840n Firmware
Tp-link tl-wr841n Firmware
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Tp-link Tl-wr840n Tl-wr840n Firmware Tl-wr841n Tl-wr841n Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:10:20.683Z

Reserved: 2023-08-02T21:37:23.124Z

Link: CVE-2023-39471

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:10:20.683Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:12.903

Modified: 2025-08-12T15:45:58.070

Link: CVE-2023-39471

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:42:43Z

Weaknesses