CVE-2021-40288

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-40288?

Upgrade archer ax10 firmware to v1_211014 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2021-40288 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-40288 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-40288?

CVE-2021-40288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2021-40288 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for archer ax10 firmware (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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

CWE-290

How to fix

Remediation Available

archer ax10 firmwareNVD

Affected:< v1_211014Fixed in:v1_211014CVE-2021-40288derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

tp-link.com

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CVE-2024-4358	Critical	9.8	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-24112	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-23131	Critical	9.1	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-1234	High	7.5	74%	-	-
CVE-2021-31195	Medium	6.5	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-7388	Critical	10.0	69%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-40288?

Upgrade archer ax10 firmware to v1_211014 or later.

Is CVE-2021-40288 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-40288 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-40288?

CVE-2021-40288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-40288 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for archer ax10 firmware (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.