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Public proof of concept

CVE-2020-35575

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-12-26

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Description

A password-disclosure issue in the web interface on certain TP-Link devices allows a remote attacker to get full administrative access to the web panel. This affects WA901ND devices before 3.16.9(201211) beta, and Archer C5, Archer C7, MR3420, MR6400, WA701ND, WA801ND, WDR3500, WDR3600, WE843N, WR1043ND, WR1045ND, WR740N, WR741ND, WR749N, WR802N, WR840N, WR841HP, WR841N, WR842N, WR842ND, WR845N, WR940N, WR941HP, WR945N, WR949N, and WRD4300 devices.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-12-2602:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Tp-link archer c5 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Tp-link archer c7 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Tp-link mr3420 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

24 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifieddylvie/CVE-2020-35575-TP-LINK-TL-WR841ND-password-disclosure
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-12-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35575?

A password-disclosure issue in the web interface on certain TP-Link devices allows a remote attacker to get full administrative access to the web panel. This affects WA901ND devices before 3.16.9(201211) beta, and Archer C5, Archer C7, MR3420, MR6400, WA701ND, WA801ND, WDR3500, WDR3600, WE843N, WR1043ND, WR1045ND, WR740N, WR741ND, WR749N, WR802N, WR840N, WR841HP, WR841N, WR842N, WR842ND, WR845N, WR940N, WR941HP, WR945N, WR949N, and WRD4300 devices.

Is CVE-2020-35575 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-35575 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 7.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-35575?

CVE-2020-35575 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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