What is CVE-2018-12694?

CVE-2018-12694 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wa850re, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-12694?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-12694 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in TP-Link Tl-Wa850re

CVE-2018-12694

TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via data/reboot.json.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-06-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

TP-Link Tl-Wa850re — versions 5
TP-Link Tl-Wa850re Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12694?: CVE-2018-12694 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wa850re, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-12694?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12694 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.