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Public proof of concept

CVE-2022-25062

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-02-25
  • WeaknessCWE-190

Am I affected?

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Description

TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the function dm_checkString. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted HTTP request.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-02-2520:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-25062?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-25062?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Tp-link tl-wr840n firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.20= 6.20_180709no fix published

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedexploitwritter/CVE-2022-25062
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-190read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.5 %2026-10-22
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-02-25
Last Modified
2026-07-09
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25062?

TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the function dm_checkString. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted HTTP request.

Is CVE-2022-25062 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25062 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25062?

CVE-2022-25062 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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