medium Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2023-50224TP-Link router — stored credentials disclosed over the web service
The affected router firmware (TP-Link TL-WR841N) lets a network-adjacent attacker reach its web service without proving who they are and read back stored credentials. The model is end-of-life.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 6.5/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 16% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2024-05-03
- Added to KEV
- 2025-09-03
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- credential access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- —
- Severity
- medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attacker needsNetwork adjacency to the router's web service; no credentials needed.
Behind the card
4 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorytp-link.comtp-link.com
- 04Writeupzerodayinitiative.comzerodayinitiative.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.