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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-50224

TP-Link TL-WR841N Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability

Published May 2, 2024 · catalog updated Sep 3, 2026 · TP-Link TL-WR841N

Patch now

CVE-2023-50224 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 24, 2025. Confirm TP-Link TL-WR841N against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
20.02%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe tp-link/mr6400 firmware · cpe tp-link/tl-wdr3600 firmware · cpe tp-link/tl-wdr4300 firmware · cpe tp-link/tl-wr710n firmware · cpe tp-link/tl-wr740n firmware · cpe tp-link/tl-wr741nd firmware

TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N 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 improper authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-19899.

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  • cpe tp-link/mr6400 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/tl-wdr3600 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/tl-wdr4300 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/tl-wr710n firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/tl-wr740n firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/tl-wr741nd firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/tl-wr743nd firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/tl-wr841n firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/wdr3500 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe tp-link/wr749n firmwareversion unspecified
  • vendor TP-Link TL-WR841Nversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-50224

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-50224 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 24, 2025. Confirm TP-Link TL-WR841N against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. EPSS 20.02%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 2, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N 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 r

  2. Sep 3, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Sep 24, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Sep 3, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N 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 r

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-50224

    TP-Link TL-WR841N contains an authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default, leading to the disclose of stored credentials. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-50224

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-50224

    30-day exploitation probability 20.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-50224

    TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit thi

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-50224

    TP-Link TL-WR841N contains an authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default, leading to the disclose of stored credentials. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users shou

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.