CVE-2020-35576
A Command Injection issue in the traceroute feature on TP-Link TL-WR841N V13 (JP) with firmware versions prior to 201216 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as root via shell metacharacters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-12577.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A Command Injection issue in the traceroute feature on TP-Link TL-WR841N V13 (JP) with firmware versions prior to 201216 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as root via shell metacharacters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-12577.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 42.29% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 June 2021
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- tp-link/tl-wr841n firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 42.3% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92444096/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/tl-wr841n/v13/#FirmwarePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/securityVendor Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92444096/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/tl-wr841n/v13/#FirmwarePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/securityVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.