CVE-2025-14739 Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability in TP-Link WR940N and WR941ND
Local unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code as root via an uninitialized pointer in TP-Link routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14739?
CVE-2025-14739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. WR940N and WR941ND, 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
Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in TP-Link WR940N and WR941ND allows local unauthenticated attackers the ability to execute DoS attack
and potentially arbitrary code execution
under the context of the ‘root’ user.This issue affects WR940N and WR941ND: ≤ WR940N v5 3.20.1 Build 200316,
≤
WR941ND v6 3.16.9 Build 151203.
Weakness: CWE-824
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14739?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14739?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-14739 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14739 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92qg-hfhr-ppvq.