CVE-2021-28857
TP-Link's TL-WPA4220 4.0.2 Build 20180308 Rel.37064 username and password are sent via the cookie.
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Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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- Record
CVE-2021-28857- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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- Record
CVE-2021-28857- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15511 No score
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- Record
EUVD-2021-15511- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6p88-x6fc-739x No score
TP-Link's TL-WPA4220 4.0.2 Build 20180308 Rel.37064 username and password are sent via the cookie.
TP-Link's TL-WPA4220 4.0.2 Build 20180308 Rel.37064 username and password are sent via the cookie.
- Record
GHSA-6p88-x6fc-739x- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28857 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tp-link Tl-wpa4220 Firmware, published June 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.29%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.