CVE-2022-25060

CRITICAL EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 - OS Command Injection via oal_startPing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-25060 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including exploitwritter.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a remote command execution vulnerability in the TPLink WR840N router's oal_startPing component. It leverages a command injection flaw to download and execute a reverse shell payload via TFTP.

Description

TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component oal_startPing.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by exploitwritter · remote-auth
https://github.com/exploitwritter/CVE-2022-25060

This exploit targets a remote command execution vulnerability in the TPLink WR840N router's oal_startPing component. It leverages a command injection flaw to download and execute a reverse shell payload via TFTP.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TPLink WR840N router
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid administrator credentials for the router · TFTP server hosting the reverse shell binary · Network access to the target router
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Product x_refsource_misc
http://tp-link.com
Not Applicable, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://router.com

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.5243
EPSS Percentile 98.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2022-08-19
InTheWild.io 2022-08-19
CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
tp-link/tl-wr840n_firmware 6.20_180709
Published Feb 25, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026