CVE-2025-14631 (GCVE-0-2025-14631)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 01:04 – Updated: 2026-01-07 13:46
VLAI
Title
Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in Malformed 802.11 Frame of TP-Link Archer BE400
Summary
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in TP-Link Archer BE400 V1(802.11 modules) allows  an adjacent attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) by triggering a device reboot. This issue affects Archer BE400: xi 1.1.0 Build 20250710 rel.14914.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-07 13:46 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
TPLink CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 87/100 over 101 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer BE400 Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.1.0 Build 20250710 rel.14914 (custom)
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Credits
Kari Hulkko of Black Duck Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC)
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