What is CVE-2022-25060?

CVE-2022-25060 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr840n, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-25060?

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

Is CVE-2022-25060 known to be exploited?

16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in TP-Link Tl-Wr840n

CVE-2022-25060

TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component oal_startPing.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-02-25 · last modified 2026-07-09.

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: 0.402 (98.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.402 · newest: 0.402 · change: 0.000

Affected products

TP-Link Tl-Wr840n
TP-Link Tl-Wr840n Firmware — versions 6.20_180709

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (URL Repurposed, Not Applicable)
east-trowel-102.notion.site/CVE-2021-XXXX-Injection-of-commands-through-object-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25060?: CVE-2022-25060 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr840n, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-25060?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25060 known to be exploited?: 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.