What is CVE-2022-25996?

CVE-2022-25996 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-25996?

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

Buffer overflow in Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi

CVE-2022-25996

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the confsrv addTimeGroup functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi MS1G_00_01.00_14. A specially-crafted network packet can lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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: 0.012 (67.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · 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-2022-1482 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25996?: CVE-2022-25996 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-25996?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.