CVE-2020-9374
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 24, 2020 at 06:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorTl WR849N FirmwareTl-Wr849N
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 43%
Description
On TP-Link TL-WR849N 0.9.1 4.16 devices, a remote command execution vulnerability in the diagnostics area can be exploited when an attacker sends specific shell metacharacters to the panel's traceroute feature.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156584/TP-Link-TL-WR849N-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fireshellsecurity.team/hack-n-routers/x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ElberTavares/routers-exploit/tree/master/tp-linkCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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