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.

Published 2022-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

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

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1459 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

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.