CVE-2024-42815Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated command execution via unchecked User-Agent length

Published Aug 19, 2024 · Updated Oct 24, 2024

Buffer overflow in TP-Link RE365 V1_180213 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or crash the device via HTTP requests. The /usr/bin/httpd handler processes the USER_AGENT field without verifying its length, allowing an oversized header to overflow a buffer. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation causes command execution or a device crash.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in TP-Link RE365 V1_180213 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or crash the device via HTTP requests. The /usr/bin/httpd handler processes the USER_AGENT field without verifying its length, allowing an oversized header to overflow a buffer. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation causes command execution or a device crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42815
Published
Aug 19, 2024
Updated
Oct 24, 2024
Vendor
TP-Link
Product
RE365
Classifications
CWE-787, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=V1_180213

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TP-Link · RE365version=V1_180213

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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