What is CVE-2022-25072?

CVE-2022-25072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer A54, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-25072?

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

Buffer overflow in TP-Link Archer A54

CVE-2022-25072

TP-Link Archer A54 Archer A54(US)_V1_210111 routers were discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function DM_ Fillobjbystr(). This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-02-24 · 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: 0.130 (96.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.130 · newest: 0.130 · change: 0.000

Affected products

TP-Link Archer A54 — versions 1, 1.6
TP-Link Archer A54 Firmware — versions 210111

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

github.com/EPhaha/IOT_vuln/tree/main/TP-Link/Archer A54 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25072?: CVE-2022-25072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer A54, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-25072?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.