Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-9377

RCE in Tp-Link Tl-Wr841N Firmware ≤ 241108

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedRCECommand Injection
Published
29 August 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
KEV Added
03 September 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 8.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.12 96th percentile
Risk Priority 75 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-9377 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Tp-Link Tl-Wr841N Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-9377 is an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability caused by improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command (CWE-78). It resides in the Parental Control page of the TP-Link Archer C7(EU) V2 firmware prior to version 241108 and the TL-WR841N/ND(MS) V9 firmware prior to version 241108; both devices have reached end-of-life status.

An attacker with administrative credentials can send crafted requests over the network to the Parental Control interface and execute arbitrary commands on the device, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction.

TP-Link advisories direct owners to apply the 241108 firmware patches available via the vendor’s support pages or to replace the devices with newer models, noting that both products are EOL. The vulnerability is also listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

EPSS scores reached a peak of 0.3086 and currently stand at 0.2691, indicating sustained exploitation interest after disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

The authenticated remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the Parental Control page on TP-Link Archer C7(EU) V2 and TL-WR841N/ND(MS) V9. This issue affects Archer C7(EU) V2: before 241108 and TL-WR841N/ND(MS) V9: before 241108. Both products have reached the status…

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of EOL (end-of-life). It's recommending to purchase the new product to ensure better performance and security. If replacement is not an option in the short term, please use the second reference link to download and install the patch(es).

CWE(s)
KEV Date Added
03 September 2025

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-39224Same product: Tp-Link Archer C7
CVE-2023-36489Same product: Tp-Link Tl-Wr841N
CVE-2026-3227Same product: Tp-Link Tl-Wr841N
CVE-2024-21833Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-43482Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2026-30818Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-38563Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-36498Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2026-22224Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-38588Same vendor: Tp-Link

Affected Assets

tp-link
tl-wr841n firmware
≤ 241108
tp-link
tl-wr841nd firmware
≤ 241108
tp-link
archer c7 firmware
≤ 241108

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References