CVE-2018-12694 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extenders (hardware version 5), allowing remote attackers to force a device reboot by sending a crafted request to data/reboot.json. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating it can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, leading to a complete loss of availability. Despite its impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wa850re_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.