What is CVE-2020-24297?

CVE-2020-24297 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-24297?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220

CVE-2020-24297

httpd on TP-Link TL-WPA4220 devices (versions 2 through 4) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending crafted POST requests to the endpoint /admin/powerline. Fixed version: TL-WPA4220(EU)_V4_201023

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2020-11-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.037 (89.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000

Affected products

TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220 — versions v2, v3, v4
TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220 Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
the-hyperbolic.com/posts/vulnerabilities-in-tlwpa4220/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24297?: CVE-2020-24297 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-24297?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.