CVE-2017-8220 — TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0

TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n allow remote code execution with a single HTTP request by placing shell commands in a "host=" line within HTTP POST data.

01What is this vulnerability?

TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n allow remote code execution with a single HTTP request by placing shell commands in a "host=" line within HTTP POST data.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-04-25T20:59:00.257
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• pierrekim.github.io — https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html
• pierrekim.github.io — https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html