High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-24355
CVE-2022-24355
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR940N 3.20.1 Build 200316 Rel.34392n (5553) routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of file name extensions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13910.
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Affected products
23.20.1 Build 200316 Rel.34392n+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 3.20.1 Build 200316 Rel.34392n
- (no CPE)range: 3.20.1 Build 200316 Rel.34392n (5553)
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References
1- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-265/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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