CVE-2023-50224
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.200 · 97 %ileEURUUSadded 2025-09-03remediate by 2025-09-24
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
TP-Link TL-WR841N Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability
TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from improper authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-19899.
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affected products (49)
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- tp-link archer c5 firmware2_150130 → 2_260429nvdUScpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- tp-link archer c7 firmware2_131217 → 2_241108nvdUScpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- tp-link tl-wr841n firmware11_150616 → 11_211209nvdUScpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-50224/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50224cnnvd
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr841n/v12/#Firmwarecnnvd
- https://www.tp-link.com/kr/support/download/tl-wr840n/#FirmwarePatchcnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1808/cnnvd
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr841n/v12/#Firmwareenisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1808/enisa_euvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-50224US Government Resourcenvd
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