# CVE-2025-14737: Command Injection Vulnerability in TP-Link WA850RE

> An authenticated adjacent attacker can inject arbitrary commands into the TP-Link WA850RE range extender, leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`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:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4qcj-q7xx-whc4

## What is CVE-2025-14737?

CVE-2025-14737 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. WA850RE, published on 18 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Command Injection vulnerability in TP-Link WA850RE (httpd modules) allows authenticated adjacent attacker to inject arbitrary commands.This issue affects: ≤ WA850RE V2_160527, 

≤ 

WA850RE V3_160922.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14737?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tp-Link Tl-Wa850re Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-14737?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14737 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14737 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TP-Link Systems Inc. WA850RE

- [CVE-2022-22922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22922/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-12692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12692/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-12694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12694/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-12693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12693/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-14738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14738/): Configuration Disclosure Vulnerability in TP-Link WA850RE (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14737 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14737 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. WA850RE, published on 18 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TP-Link Systems Inc. WA850RE. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14737/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14737/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14737
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14737
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14737

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14737/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.