Denial of Service (DoS) in HTTPD Input Handling on TP-Link TD-W8961N
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability in the httpd component of TP-Link's TD-W8961N v4.0 due to improper input sanitization, allows crafted requests to trigger a processing error that causes the httpd service to crash. Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to cause service interruption, resulting in a DoS condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00306 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed TD-W8961N v4.0 (TP-Link Systems Inc.): V4_250925
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | TD-W8961N v4.0 | before V4_250925 | V4_250925 | Patch available | CNA |
- TD-W8961N v4.0 VendorTP-Link Affected before V4_250925 Fixed in V4_250925 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA TD-W8961N v4.0 (TP-Link Systems Inc.) Fixed in V4_250925
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15606
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gjx-r4jj-vjx7
References
More TP-Link Td-w8961nd Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-14425 TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-15606 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15606 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gjx-r4jj-vjx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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