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TI-2018-14425 Aliases CVE-2018-20372GHSA-2rx6-j2f4-924g

TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0059 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:td-w8961nd_firmware:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:td-w8961nd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:td-w8961nd_firmware:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:td-w8961nd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20372
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rx6-j2f4-924g

References

  • TI-2025-14234 Denial of Service (DoS) in HTTPD Input Handling on TP-Link TD-W8961N CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1

Sources