TP-Link TL-WA855RE: TL-WA855RE Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
TP-Link TL-WA855RE
TP-link TL-WA855RE contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the same network) to submit a TDDP_RESET POST request for a factory reset and reboot. The attacker can then obtain incorrect access control by setting a new administrative password. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-09-02.
Why this severity: CVSS 8.8 (CISA ADP, v3.1); actively exploited (CISA KEV)
- Started
- Sep 2, 2025
- Closed
- Sep 2, 2025
Affected
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
Fixed in
- See vendor advisory linked in sources
Timeline1
CISA added CVE-2020-24363 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-09-23).
Advisories4
Notes & caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. CVSS from the CVE record (cvelistV5). Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record; verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier; many entries are older CVEs newly confirmed as exploited in 2025). KEV says affected products could be end-of-life, so some devices may never get a fix.
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