CVE-2018-12692
TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the wps_setup_pin parameter to /data/wps.setup.json.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the wps_setup_pin parameter to /data/wps.setup.json.
- 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
- 28.82% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- tp-link/tl-wa850re firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 20.6% on 21 September 2026 to 28.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0ccExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44912/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0ccExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44912/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.