CVE-2022-25060
Published: 25 February 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-25060 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Tp-Link Tl-Wr840N Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the oal_startPing component, tracked as CVE-2022-25060. The flaw is rated 9.8 under CVSS 3.1 and is classified under CWE-78, indicating that unsanitized input reaches a command execution path in the router firmware.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can supply crafted input to the affected component and execute arbitrary operating-system commands. Successful exploitation grants full control over the device, allowing confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts without requiring user interaction or credentials.
The EPSS score for this CVE stands at 0.7466, indicating substantial exploitation interest. Public references consist primarily of vendor domains and an unrelated Notion entry, offering no concrete mitigation or patch guidance.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29804
Vulnerability details
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component oal_startPing.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.