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CVE-2021-29302

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.1)—

TP-Link TL-WR802N(US), Archer_C50v5_US v4_200 <= 2020.06 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the httpd process in the body message. The attack vector is: The attacker can get shell of the router by sending a message through the network, which may lead to remote code execution.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Tp-link — Tl-wr802n Firmware

CWEs

References

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