CVE-2023-49133

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-49133 is a critical command execution vulnerability in the tddpd enable_test_mode functionality of specific TP-Link EAP series access points, including the EAP225 V3 and EAP115 V4. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary command execution by sending a specially crafted series of network requests. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, nor is there any significant community discussion or media coverage indicating active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:eap225_firmware:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:eap115_firmware:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0175 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.