What is CVE-2020-10916?

CVE-2020-10916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wa855re, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2020-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-10916?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Tp-link Tl-wa855re

CVE-2020-10916

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WA855RE Firmware Ver: 855rev4-up-ver1-0-1-P1[20191213-rel60361] Wi-Fi extenders. Although authentication is required to exp…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tp-link Tl-wa855re — versions v4, Firmware Ver: 855rev4-up-ver1-0-1-P1[20191213-rel60361]
Tp-link Tl-wa855re_firmware — versions 190408, 191213

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10916?: CVE-2020-10916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wa855re, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2020-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-10916?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.