What is CVE-2022-29402?

CVE-2022-29402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wr840n, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-05-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-29402?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Tp-link Tl-wr840n

CVE-2022-29402

TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 was discovered to contain insecure protections for its UART console. This vulnerability allows attackers to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentic…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tp-link Tl-wr840n — versions 6.20, 5.0
Tp-link Tl-wr840n_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29402?: CVE-2022-29402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wr840n, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-29402?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.