Privilege escalation in TP-Link Er605
CVE-2025-7851
An attacker may obtain the root shell on the underlying OS system with the restricted conditions on Omada gateways.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- TP-Link Er605
- TP-Link Er605 Firmware — versions 2.3.1
- TP-Link Er706w
- TP-Link Er706w-4g
- TP-Link Er706w-4g Firmware — versions 1.2.1
- TP-Link Er706w Firmware — versions 1.2.1
- TP-Link Er707-M2
- TP-Link Er707-M2 Firmware — versions 1.3.1
- TP-Link Er7206
- TP-Link Er7206 Firmware — versions 2.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 (Product, product)
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 (Product, product)
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 (Product, product)
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-7851?
- CVE-2025-7851 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Er605, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-7851?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.