Threats / TP-Link / CVE-2023-50224
CVE-2023-50224
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
TP-Link TL-WR841N vulnerability
TP-Link TL-WR841N router contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the httpd service that allows attackers to spoof authentication and disclose stored credentials.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication on the affected router's web interface to access and extract stored credentials. The product is end-of-life and users are advised to discontinue use.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
8 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-09-03).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.1745 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: TP-Link, TL-WR841N. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-290 Auth Bypass by Spoofing — weakness family: Authentication.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a spoofed authentication request to the httpd service on port 80 to bypass login controls.
Business
Network perimeter security is compromised as the router's administrative interface becomes accessible without valid credentials.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I extract stored credentials from the router's configuration after gaining unauthorized access.
Business
Sensitive authentication material is exposed, enabling lateral movement and further network compromise.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I use obtained credentials to reconfigure the router or pivot to connected network resources.
Business
Operational continuity is disrupted and data confidentiality is at risk across the affected network segment.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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