CVE-2023-36355TP-Link TL-WR940N V4 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the ipStart parameter at /userRpm/WanDynamicIpV6CfgRpm. This…
- 9.9CriticalCVSS base score
- 31.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
TP-Link TL-WR940N V4 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the ipStart parameter at /userRpm/WanDynamicIpV6CfgRpm. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted GET request.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- TP-Link TL-WR940N V4 - Buffer OverFlow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 51561dos, hardwarepublished 3 Jul 2023Not verified
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Timeline
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By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 months later
· 18 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 31.7% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References2
- https://github.com/a101e-IoTvul/iotvul/blob/main/tp-link/9/TP-Link%20TL-WR940N%20wireless%20router%20userRpmWanDynamicIpV6CfgRpm%20buffer%20write%20out-of-bounds%20vulnerability.md (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173294/TP-Link-TL-WR940N-4-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2023-40323 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2023-36355)Record last updated .