TP-Link TL-WA855RE
CVE-2020-24363
TP-link TL-WA855RE contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the same network) to submit a TDDP_RESET POST request for a factory reset and reboot. The attacker can then obtain incorrect access control by setting a new administrative password. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
What this means for your business
- It affects TP-Link TL-WA855RE. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 2 September 2025.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 21% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 97% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run TP-Link TL-WA855RE.
- 2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
- 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 23 September 2025. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
- 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.
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Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- Added to KEV
- 2025-09-02
- Remediation due
- 2025-09-23
- Sources
- CISA KEV