CVE-2019-6971

CRITICAL

TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V2 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-6971. PoCs published by Uriel Kosayev.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V2 routers by using a hardcoded cookie to bypass authentication and modify router settings such as the SSID.

Description

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V2 devices. An attacker can send a cookie in an HTTP authentication packet to the router management web interface, and fully control the router without knowledge of the credentials.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Uriel Kosayev · pythonwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47483

This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V2 routers by using a hardcoded cookie to bypass authentication and modify router settings such as the SSID.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target router · Knowledge of the router's IP address
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1371
EPSS Percentile 96.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
tp-link/tl-wr1043nd_firmware 2.0
Published Jun 19, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026