Input validation error in Archer A7 - CVE-2020-10885
Published: March 26, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26407
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10885
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TP-Link
Affected software:
Archer A7
Archer A7
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling the DNS responses. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-10885
Install updates from vendor's website.