Is CVE-2022-42433 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42433 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42433?

CVE-2022-42433 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42433?

CVE-2022-42433 has an EPSS score of 0.60% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42433?

Upgrade tl-wr841 firmware to 220914 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42433

HIGH

8.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220121 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. 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-17356.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

tl-wr841 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 220914Fixed in:220914CVE-2022-42433derived from NVD

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 VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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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.