Vulnerability in Tp-Link Archer Ax10

CVE-2021-40288

A denial-of-service attack in WPA2, and WPA3-SAE authentication methods in TP-Link AX10v1 before V1_211014, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disconnect an already connected wireless client via sending with a wireless adapter specific spoofed authentication frames

EPSS: 0.022 (80.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40288?
CVE-2021-40288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tp-Link Archer Ax10, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-40288?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40288 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.