CVE-2020-24363 affects TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 devices, allowing an unauthenticated attacker on the same network to perform a factory reset and set a new administrative password, bypassing access controls. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, and has publicly available exploit code, generating significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 200731CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wa855re_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.