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CVE-2023-50224: TP-Link TL-WR841N Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2023-50224
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
TP-Link TL-WR841N contains an authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default, leading to the disclose of stored credentials. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: TP-Linkproduct: TL-WR841NAuthentication bypass
What
There is an authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability within the httpd service.
Who is affected
Users of the TP-Link TL-WR841N router.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Users should discontinue product utilization.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2025-09-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50224

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-50224coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for TP-Link TL-WR841N Authentication

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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