CVE-2022-46139

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Published Dec 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

TP-Link TL-WR940N V4 3.16.9 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via uploading a crafted firmware image during the firmware update process.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_v4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr940n_v4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-48977	TP-Link TL-WR940N V4 3.16.9 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via uploading a crafted firmware image during the firmware update process.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.303% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://hackmd.io/%40slASVrz_SrW7NQCsunofeA/HJH7LSZPj

History

Apr 17, 2025 2:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-345
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Tp-link Tl-wr940n V4 Tl-wr940n V4 Firmware

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 1:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 20, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 1:33 PM
Reserved: Nov 28, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 20, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

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