Background exploitation KEV catalog
CVE-2023-33538

TP-Link Multiple Routers Command Injection Vulnerability

TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component /userRpm/WlanNetworkRpm .

CheckOps priority index
6.6/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity8.8
Probability4.2
Exploitation3/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 41.6% higher than 98.7% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 505 days 16 Jun 2025
CISA due date 07 Jul 2025 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 3 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)16 Jun 2025
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)16 Jun 2025
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %41.6%
  • No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

Multiple Routers
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 41.6%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2025-9377TP-Link Archer C7(EU) and TL-WR841N/ND(MS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability
    6.5 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-50224TP-Link TL-WR841N Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability
    5.0 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2020-24363TP-link TL-WA855RE Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
    6.0 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-1389TP-Link Archer AX-21 Command Injection Vulnerability
    8.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2015-3035TP-Link Multiple Archer Devices Directory Traversal Vulnerability
    7.9 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities