Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2025-09-03. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date: 2025-09-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
TP-Link / TL-WR841N
Default status: affected
- affected: 3.16.9 build 200409 (custom)
- affected: V8 (custom)
- affected: V9 (custom)
- affected: V10 (custom)
- affected: V11 (custom)
- unaffected: V11_211209 (custom)
- affected: V12 (custom)
- unaffected: V12_230317 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR841ND
Default status: affected
- affected: V8 (custom)
- affected: V9 (custom)
- affected: V10 (custom)
- affected: V11 (custom)
- unaffected: V11_211209 (custom)
- affected: V12 (custom)
- unaffected: V12_230317 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-MR6400
Default status: affected
- affected: V1 (custom)
- affected: V2 (custom)
TP-Link / Archer C5
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
TP-Link / Archer C7
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
- unaffected: V2_241108 (custom)
- affected: V3 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WDR3600
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WDR4300
Default status: affected
- affected: V1 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WDR3500
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR740N
Default status: affected
- affected: V4 (custom)
- affected: V5 (custom)
- affected: V6 (custom)
- affected: V7 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR741ND
Default status: affected
- affected: V4 (custom)
- affected: V5 (custom)
- affected: V6 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR749N
Default status: affected
- affected: BR 6.0 (custom)
- affected: BR 7.0 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-MR3420
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
- affected: V3 (custom)
- affected: V4 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR1043ND
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
- affected: V3 (custom)
- affected: V4 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR1045ND
Default status: affected
- affected: RU V2 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR840N
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
- affected: V3 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR842N
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
- affected: V3 (custom)
- affected: V4 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR842ND
Default status: affected
- affected: V2 (custom)
- affected: V3 (custom)
- affected: V4 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR845N
Default status: affected
- affected: V1 (custom)
- affected: V2 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR941ND
Default status: affected
- affected: V5 (custom)
- affected: V6 (custom)
- unaffected: V6_220610 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WR945N
Default status: affected
- affected: V1 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WA801ND
Default status: affected
- affected: V3 (custom)
- affected: V4 (custom)
TP-Link / TL-WA901ND
Default status: affected
- affected: V3 (custom)
- affected: V4 (custom)
- unaffected: V4_201030 (custom)
- affected: V5 (custom)
- unaffected: V5_201030 (custom)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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Stored KEV snapshot at this observation.
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