CVE-2018-12692 Command injection in n/a

What is CVE-2018-12692?

CVE-2018-12692 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TP-Link TL-WA850RE Wi-Fi Range Extender with hardware version 5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the wps_setup_pin parameter to /data/wps.setup.json.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12692?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tp-Link Tl-Wa850re Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12692?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-12692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2022-22922 Weak cryptography in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-12694 Denial of service in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2025-14737 Command Injection Vulnerability in TP-Link WA850RE High 7.1
• CVE-2018-12693 Memory corruption in n/a Medium 6.5
• CVE-2025-14738 Configuration Disclosure Vulnerability in TP-Link WA850RE Medium 5.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2jc5-4g6p-2928.