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CVE-2018-11482

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

/usr/lib/lua/luci/websys.lua on TP-LINK IPC TL-IPC223(P)-6, TL-IPC323K-D, TL-IPC325(KP)-*, and TL-IPC40A-4 devices has a hardcoded zMiVw8Kw0oxKXL0 password.

Affected products

• TP-Link Ipc Tl-Ipc223(P)-6 Firmware: before 1.0.21 — fixed in 1.0.21
• TP-Link Tl-Ipc323K-D Firmware: before 1.0.21 — fixed in 1.0.21
• TP-Link Tl-Ipc325(Kp) Firmware: before 1.0.21 — fixed in 1.0.21
• TP-Link Tl-Ipc40A-4 Firmware: before 1.0.21 — fixed in 1.0.21

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TP-Link Ipc Tl-Ipc223(P)-6 Firmware 1.0.21; TP-Link Tl-Ipc323K-D Firmware 1.0.21; TP-Link Tl-Ipc325(Kp) Firmware 1.0.21; TP-Link Tl-Ipc40A-4 Firmware 1.0.21. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/yough3rt/IOT-pwn-for-fun/blob/master/TP-LINK-login-Escalation-of-Privileges
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB18-155
• https://github.com/yough3rt/IOT-pwn-for-fun/blob/master/TP-LINK-login-Escalation-of-Privileges

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