CVE-2022-23103Public exploit

Device compromise via unchecked APPLang string copy

Published Aug 5, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

Stack-based buffer overflow in TCL LINKHUB Mesh Wi-Fi AC1200 MS1G_00_01.00_14 allows attackers to corrupt memory via port 9003. confctl_set_app_language copies the attacker-controlled APPLang.lang string into a 256-byte stack buffer with strcpy without validating its length. Access to the router-provided Wi-Fi is required; exploitation crashes confsrv and overwrites control-flow data on the device.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in TCL LINKHUB Mesh Wi-Fi AC1200 MS1G_00_01.00_14 allows attackers to corrupt memory via port 9003. confctl_set_app_language copies the attacker-controlled APPLang.lang string into a 256-byte stack buffer with strcpy without validating its length. Access to the router-provided Wi-Fi is required; exploitation crashes confsrv and overwrites control-flow data on the device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23103
Published
Aug 5, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
TCL
Product
TCL LINKHUB Mesh Wi-Fi AC1200
Classifications
CWE-787, CWE-121, T1499.004
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 5, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=MS1G_00_01.00_14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TCL · TCL LINKHUB Mesh Wi-Fi AC1200version=MS1G_00_01.00_14

Published CVSS scores

8.8Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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