CVE-2022-29402
low-risk
Published 2022-05-25
TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 was discovered to contain insecure protections for its UART console. This vulnerability allows attackers to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.
Do I need to act?
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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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6
CVSS 6.8/10
Medium
PHYSICAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
27
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal