CVE-2022-0162
highpriority · track · 39OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The vulnerability exists in TP-Link TL-WR841N V11 3.16.9 Build 160325 Rel.62500n wireless router due to transmission of authentication information in cleartextbase64 format. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to intercept credentials and subsequently perform administrative operations on the affected device through web-based management interface.
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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 · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0162cnnvd
- https://static.tp-link.com/upload/beta/2021/202112/20211209/wr841nv11_wr841ndv11_eu_3_16_9_up_boot(211209).zipPatchcnnvd
- https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2022-0068cnnvd
- https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2022-0068enisa_euvd
- https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2022-0068Third Party Advisorynvd
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