- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 0.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-306
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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