CVE-2021-41653
highpriority · attend · 76EPSS 0.760 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The PING function on the TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v5 router with firmware through TL-WR840N(EU)_V5_171211 is vulnerable to remote code execution via a crafted payload in an IP address input field.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- likeww/CVE-2021-41653TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v5 Remote Code ExecutionPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- tp-link tl-wr840n firmware≤ tl-wr840n\(eu\)_v5_171211nvdUScpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr840n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tp-link.comcnnvd
- https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-2021-41653.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41653cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021121007cnnvd
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/press/security-advisory/cnnvd
- https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-2021-41653.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/press/security-advisory/enisa_euvd
- https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-2021-41653.htmlExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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