What is CVE-2022-22144?

CVE-2022-22144 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-22144?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi

CVE-2022-22144

A hard-coded password vulnerability exists in the libcommonprod.so prod_change_root_passwd functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi MS1G_00_01.00_14. During system startup this functionality is always called, leading to a known root password. An attacker does not have to do anything to trigger this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi — versions MS1G_00_01.00_14
Tcl Linkhub_mesh_wifi_ac1200 — versions ms1g_00_01.00_14

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22144?: CVE-2022-22144 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-22144?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.