CVE-2026-3227 (GCVE-0-2026-3227)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-13 21:38 – Updated: 2026-03-17 03:55
VLAI?
Title
Authenticated Command Injection on TP-Link TL-WR802N, TL-WR841N and TL-WR840N
Summary
A command injection vulnerability was identified in TP-Link TL-WR802N v4, TL-WR841N v14, and TL-WR840N v6 due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command. In the router configuration import function allows an authenticated attacker to upload a crafted configuration file that results in execution of OS commands with root privileges during port-trigger processing. Successful exploitation allows an authenticated attacker to execute system commands with root privileges, leading to full device compromise.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TP-Link Systems Inc. TL-WR802N v4 Affected: 0 , < V4_260304 (custom)
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Credits
do4choo (github.com/do4choo)
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