TI-2018-12157 Aliases CVE-2018-17015 GHSA-5wpf-mrjc-6x37

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR886N 6.0 2.3.4 and TL-WR886N 7.0 1.1.0 devices.

LOW 31Published 2018-09-13 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR886N 6.0 2.3.4 and TL-WR886N 7.0 1.1.0 devices. Authenticated attackers can crash router services (e.g., inetd, HTTP, DNS, and UPnP) via long JSON data for ddns phddns username.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0104 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr886n_firmware:6.0_2.3.4:::::::*	6.0_2.3.4	Vulnerable	TP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr886n_firmware:7.0_1.1.0:::::::*	7.0_1.1.0	Vulnerable	TP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr886n:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	TP-Link

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr886n_firmware:6.0_2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0_2.3.4 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr886n_firmware:7.0_1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0_1.1.0 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr886n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17015
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wpf-mrjc-6x37

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/TP-Link/WR886N/inetd_task_dos_11/README.md

TI-2021-20183 A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20182 A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20181 A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20180 A Buffer Overflow vulnerabilitiy exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20179 A Buffer Overflow vulnerabiltiy exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in thee… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-20178 A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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