CVE-2017-16957
TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the iface field of an admin/diagnostic command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_effect_devices function in…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the iface field of an admin/diagnostic command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_effect_devices function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/diagnostic.lua in uhttpd.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.64% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- tp-link/tl-wvr300 firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr302 firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr450 firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr450l firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr450g firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr458 firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr458l firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr458p firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr900g firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr900l firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr1200l firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr1300l firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr1300g firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr1750l firmware · tp-link/tl-war2600l firmware · tp-link/tl-wvr4300l firmware · tp-link/tl-war302 firmware · tp-link/tl-war450 firmware · tp-link/tl-war450l firmware · tp-link/tl-war458 firmware · +33 more
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.1% on 21 September 2026 to 5.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkDiagnosticAuthenticatedRCE.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkDiagnosticAuthenticatedRCE.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.