TP-Link TL-WR841N ated_tp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [CVE-2022-42433]
CVE number = CVE-2022-42433
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers.
Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.
The specific flaw exists within the ated_tp service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call.
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
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