What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-22144?

CVE-2022-22144 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-22144?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-22144. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.8%.

Tcl CVE-2022-22144

CRITICAL

Use of Hard-coded Password (CWE-259)

2022-08-05 talos-cna@cisco.com

Authentication Bypass Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi Ac1200

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

View

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-259 OWASP Top 10:2025 A07:2025 - Authentication Failures ASVS 5.0 V6 - Authentication No hard-coded passwords MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity + public POC available.

No patch listed yet 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.

Alert me

AnalysisAI

A hard-coded password vulnerability exists in the libcommonprod.so prod_change_root_passwd functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi MS1G_00_01.00_14. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affects your stack

Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-259. A hard-coded password vulnerability exists in the libcommonprod.so prod_change_root_passwd functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi MS1G_00_01.00_14. During system startup this functionality is always called, leading to a known root password. An attacker does not have to do anything to trigger this vulnerability. Affected products include: Tcl Linkhub Mesh Wifi Ac1200.

Know when Tcl gets its next vulnerability

Watch products and get an email when something new is published
Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources

Continue with Google Continue with GitHub

No credit card · 7-day full trial

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

A hard-coded password vulnerability exists in the libcommonprod.so prod_change_root_passwd functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi MS1G_00_01.00_14. During system startup this functionality is always called, leading to a known root password. An attacker does not have to do anything to trigger this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.8%

Top 47% exploitable

Exploit

POC

Public exploit code exists

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity CRITICAL

CISA KEV No

Public POC Yes

EPSS 0.8%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

CRITICAL severity + public POC available

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

Poc

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +49

PoC: +20

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication Bypass CRITICAL

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:tcl:linkhub_mesh_wifi_ac1200:ms1g_00_01.00_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More in Tcl

View all

CVE-2023-43481 CRITICAL Act Now POC

9.8 Dec 27

An issue in Shenzhen TCL Browser TV Web BrowseHere (aka com.tcl.browser) 6.65.022_dab24cc6_231221_gp allows a remote att

CVE-2022-27178 CRITICAL Act Now POC

9.8 Aug 05

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the confctl_set_wan_cfg functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi MS1G_00_01.0

CVE-2022-26346 CRITICAL Act Now POC

9.8 Aug 05

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ucloud_del_node functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi MS1G_00_01.00_14

CVE-2022-26342 CRITICAL Act Now POC

9.8 Aug 05

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the confsrv ucloud_set_node_location functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi M

CVE-2022-26009 CRITICAL Act Now POC

9.8 Aug 05

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the confsrv ucloud_set_node_location functionality of TCL LinkHub

CVE-2022-25996 CRITICAL Act Now POC

9.8 Aug 05

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the confsrv addTimeGroup functionality of TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi M

CVE-2022-24029 CRITICAL Act Now POC

9.8 Aug 05