Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Omada ER605
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
TP-Link Omada ER605 DHCPv6 Client Options Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link Omada ER605 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of DHCP options. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-22420.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link | Omada ER605 | 2_2.2.2 Build 20231017 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Omada ER605 VendorTP-Link Affected 2_2.2.2 Build 20231017 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1179
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5m9-mjc5-cxvq
References
Advisory 1
More TP-Link Omada Er605 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16590 In TP-Link Omada er605 1.0.1 through (v2.6) 2.2.3, a cloud-brd binary is susceptible to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-01095 OS command injection in TP-Link Omada ER605 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2025-14256 Hardcoded Certificates in TP-Link Omada Device Communications CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-04867 Buffer overflow in TP-Link Omada ER605 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04866 Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Omada ER605 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04851 OS command injection in TP-Link Omada ER605 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-1179 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1179 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5m9-mjc5-cxvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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