Router Vulnerability: TP-Link Issues Patch To Fix Remote Code Execution Exploit In Old Routers

Popular router manufacturer TP-Link has issued a security patch that fixes a vulnerability in a discontinued line of its routers that allowed an attacker to execute malicious code on the device remotely.

The vulnerability was first discovered in TP-Link’s PTWR841N V8 router models by security researchers at internet of things security firm Senrio. The firm disclosed the exploit to TP-Link and worked with the company to create a security patch.