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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-29402
TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 was discovered to contain insecure protections...
Vulnerability Description
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 authentication.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
tl-wr840n firmware
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 25th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:P/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.