CVE-2020-24363 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 20200415-rel37464 devices allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the same network) to submit a TDDP_RESET POST request for a factory reset and reboot. The attacker can then obtain incorrect access control by setting a new administrative password.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is in the KEV database since Sept. 2, 2025.

The EPSS score is 0.2678.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Tp-link	Tl-wa855re Tl-wa855re Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wa855re_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wa855re:v5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://malwrforensics.com/en/2020/08/31/cve-2020-24363-tl-wa855re-v5-advisory/
https://pastebin.com/VjHM4UiA
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wa855re/#Firmware

History

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wa855re_firmware:20200415:::::::*	cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wa855re_firmware::::::::

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2025-09-02T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2025-09-23T00:00:00+00:00'}`

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-08-31T15:49:15.000Z

Updated: 2025-09-02T16:20:23.373Z

Reserved: 2020-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-24363

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:12:08.809Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-08-31T16:15:15.380

Modified: 2025-09-03T14:19:17.743

Link: CVE-2020-24363

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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