High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 29, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-43636
CVE-2022-43636
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR940N 6_211111 3.20.1(US) routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the lack of sufficient randomness in the sequnce numbers used for session managment. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-18334.
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Affected products
26_211111 3.20.1(US)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 6_211111 3.20.1(US)
- (no CPE)range: 6_211111 3.20.1(US)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1614/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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