TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the wps_setup_pin parameter to /data/wps.setup.json
Published Jun 23, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 28.82%
Description
TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the wps_setup_pin parameter to /data/wps.setup.json.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
Running on/with
- 5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 28.82% (0.28815) | 98.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 28.82% (0.28815) | 98.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 20.62% (0.20619) | 97.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 28.82% (0.28815) | 98.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 20.62% (0.20619) | 97.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 28.82% (0.28815) | 98.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 20.62% (0.20619) | 97.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 29.14% (0.29144) | 98.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 20.87% (0.20867) | 97.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 29.14% (0.29144) | 97.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05151) | 89.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 7.48% (0.07480) | 91.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 4.63% (0.04626) | 88.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.48% (0.07480) | 90.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.73% (0.13731) | 90.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.48% (0.07480) | 91.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 88.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 82.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 69.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 57.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 80.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 0.85% (0.00848) | 79.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00865) | 79.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.08% (0.08078) | 93.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.08% (0.08078) | 92.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.08% (0.08078) | 81.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05885) | 81.24th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05885) | 81.05th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.88% (0.05885) | 89.46th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.88% (0.05885) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0cc x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44912/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://medium.com/advisability/the-in-security-of-the-tp-link-technologies-tl-wa850re-wi-fi-range-extender-26db87a7a0cc | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44912/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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