Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability in TP-Link WR940N and WR941ND
Priority LOW 31CWE-824Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in TP-Link WR940N and WR941ND allows local unauthenticated attackers the ability to execute DoS attack and potentially arbitrary code execution under the context of the ‘root’ user.This issue affects WR940N and WR941ND: ≤ WR940N v5 3.20.1 Build 200316, ≤ WR941ND v6 3.16.9 Build 151203.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00215 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | WR940N and WR941ND | up to WR940N v5 3.20.1 Build 200316; up to WR941ND v6 3.16.9 Build 151203 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WR940N and WR941ND VendorTP-Link Affected up to WR940N v5 3.20.1 Build 200316; up to WR941ND v6 3.16.9 Build 151203 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14739
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92qg-hfhr-ppvq
References
More TP-Link vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-16571 TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-01313 Command injection in TP-Link Archer AX21 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14907 TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 20200415-rel37464 devices allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-08589 Authenticated RCE via Parental Control command injection KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2015-02672 Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-27456 Authentication bypass by spoofing in TP-Link TL-WR841N KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-14739 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14739 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92qg-hfhr-ppvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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