Authenticated Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in TP-Link TL-WR841N Web Interface
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An authenticated stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the web management interface of TP-Link TL-WR841N v14. A remote authenticated attacker can send crafted HTTP requests to cause the embedded web server to overflow a stack buffer, resulting in a crash of the affected process. Successful exploitation results in a denial-of-service condition, causing the device to crash and automatically reboot.
Why it matters now
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 | TL-WR841N v14 | before V14_260518 | V14_260518 | Patch available | CNA |
- TL-WR841N v14 VendorTP-Link Affected before V14_260518 Fixed in V14_260518 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA TL-WR841N v14 (TP-Link Systems Inc.) Fixed in V14_260518
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9105
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whjh-xgqc-hvvf
References
More TP-Link Tl-wr841n Firmware 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-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
- TI-2018-08378 An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR840N v5 00000005 0.9.1 3.16 v0001.0 Build 170608… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-02790 Authenticated Command Injection on TP-Link TL-WR802N, TL-WR841N and TL-WR840N CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-9105 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9105 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whjh-xgqc-hvvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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