Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-22922

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 18 February 2022

Published
18 February 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0051 66.8th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-22922 is a critical-severity Use of Insufficiently Random Values (CWE-330) vulnerability in Tp-Link Tl-Wa850Re Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 33.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender before v6_200923 was discovered to use highly predictable and easily detectable session keys, allowing attackers to gain administrative privileges.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

tp-link
tl-wa850re firmware
≤ v6_200923

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-330

Key generation under controlled management uses approved random-bit sources rather than insufficiently random values.

References