$ cve CVE-2020-10883 JSON

CVE-2020-10883 EXPLOIT

7.8

HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.3% (pctl 92)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TP-Link Archer A7 Firmware Ver: 190726 AC1750 routers. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the file system. The issue lies in the lack of proper permissions set on the file system. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges. Was ZDI-CAN-9651.

Scoring

CVSS	7.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS	5.27% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-732
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2020-03-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Affected (2)

Vendor	Product
tp-link	ac1750
tp-link	ac1750 firmware

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	TP-Link Archer A7/C7 - Unauthenticated LAN Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)	2020-04-16

References

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