CVE-2018-12693 json
Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a…
published 2018-06-23 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-4646
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 15.6%
- EPSS 15.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (outage) via a long type parameter to /data/syslog.filter.json.
Exploit prediction
15.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- medium.com https://medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0cc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
medium.com
/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0cc
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12693
- NVD CVE-2018-12693
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