CVE-2025-14739
Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability in TP-Link WR940N and WR941ND
Description
Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in TP-Link WR940N and WR941ND allows local unauthenticated attackers the ability to execute DoS attack and potentially arbitrary code execution under the context of the ‘root’ user.This issue affects WR940N and WR941ND: ≤ WR940N v5 3.20.1 Build 200316, ≤ WR941ND v6 3.16.9 Build 151203.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 18, 2025, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 18, 2025, 7:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-14739
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 |
Solution
- Update firmware on affected devices.
- Apply vendor patches when available.
- Restrict access to the device.
- Monitor system for unexpected behavior.
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New CVE Received by f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
Dec. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in TP-Link WR940N and WR941ND allows local unauthenticated attackers the ability to execute DoS attack and potentially arbitrary code execution under the context of the ‘root’ user.This issue affects WR940N and WR941ND: ≤ WR940N v5 3.20.1 Build 200316, ≤ WR941ND v6 3.16.9 Build 151203. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-824 Added Reference https://blog.exodusintel.com/2022/06/23/tp-link-wr940n-wr941nd-uninitialized-pointer-vulnerability/ Added Reference https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wr940n/v5/#Firmware Added Reference https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wr941nd/#Firmware Added Reference https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4848/