CVE-2026-17250
Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Firmware Update Handling
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the firmware update functionality of TL-MR6400 v7 due to unsafe processing of attacker-controlled metadata within a firmware image.
Successful exploitation may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Firmware Update Handling
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the firmware update functionality of TL-MR6400 v7 due to unsafe processing of attacker-controlled metadata within a firmware image.
Successful exploitation may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
- Record
CVE-2026-17250- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-64006
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the firmware update functionality of TL-MR6400 v7 due to unsafe processing of attacker-controlled metadata within a firmware image.
Successful exploitation may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
- Record
EUVD-2026-64006- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82fj-885j-3xg6
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the firmware update functionality of TL...
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the firmware update functionality of TL-MR6400 v7 due to unsafe processing of attacker-controlled metadata within a firmware image.
Successful exploitation may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
- Record
GHSA-82fj-885j-3xg6- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the firmware update functionality of TL-MR6400 v7 due to unsafe processing of attacker-controlled metadata within a firmware image.
Successful exploitation may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
- Record
CVE-2026-17250- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-17250 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Tp-link Systems Inc. Tl-mr6400 V7.0, published August 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.