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TP-LINK TL-WR740N

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Replacement firmware

Replace router software with a customizable system for network controls and community packages.

How to get started

Follow the guide for your exact router version. The first installation may use its web interface, recovery mode or a serial connection.

Setup
Firmware replacement; route varies by router
You’ll need
Exact hardware revision, an appropriate OpenWrt release and its model-specific installation guide.
v1.x · Atheros AR9285 Wi-Fi
Processor: Atheros AR7240Open hardware record
v2.1 · Atheros AR9285 Wi-Fi
Processor: Atheros AR7240Open hardware record
v3.x · Atheros AR9285 Wi-Fi
Processor: Atheros AR7240Open hardware record
v4.x · Atheros AR9331
Open hardware record
v6.x (v7.x) · Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533
Open hardware record
v1 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi; v2.1 (BR) · Atheros AR7240; v3 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi; v4.20 / v4.21 / v4.22 / v4.25 / v4.26 / v4.27 / v4.28 · Atheros AR9331 Wi-Fi; v4.23 / v4.24 · Atheros AR9330 rev 1 Wi-Fi; v5.1 (UA) · Atheros AR9331 Wi-Fi; v5 (EU) · Atheros AR9331; v6 · Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 Wi-Fi
Retired support documentedOpen device guide
v1 · Atheros AR7240
Open hardware record
v2.1 (BR) · Atheros AR7240
Open hardware record
v3 · Atheros AR7240
Open hardware record
v4.20,v4.21,v4.22,v4.25,v4.26,v4.27,v4.28 · Atheros AR9331
Open hardware record
v5.1 (UA); v5.1 · Atheros AR9331
Open hardware record
v5 (EU) · Atheros AR9331; v5 · Atheros AR9331
Open hardware record
v6 · Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533
Open hardware record

v1 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.
First installation
GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery

v2.1 (BR) · Atheros AR7240

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.
First installation
GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery

v3 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.
First installation
GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery

v4.20 / v4.21 / v4.22 / v4.25 / v4.26 / v4.27 / v4.28 · Atheros AR9331 Wi-Fi

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.
First installation
GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery

v4.23 / v4.24 · Atheros AR9330 rev 1 Wi-Fi

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.
First installation
GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery

v5.1 (UA) · Atheros AR9331 Wi-Fi

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.

v5 (EU) · Atheros AR9331

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.
First installation
GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery

v6 · Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 Wi-Fi

Device support in source
Retired; check the documented hardware and older release resources.
First installation
GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Sources

Features & details

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Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v1 — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v1

Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v2.1 br — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v2.1 (BR)

Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v3 — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v3

Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v4.20 — device documentation (github.com)

Hardware revision
v4.20,v4.21,v4.22,v4.25,v4.26,v4.27,v4.28

Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v4.23 — device documentation (github.com)

Hardware revision
v4.23,v4.24

Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v5.1 ua — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v5.1 (UA)

Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v5 eu — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v5 (EU)

Device details

tp-link tl-wr740n v6 — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v6

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v1.x — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v1.x

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v2.x — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v2.1

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v3.x — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v3.x

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v4.x — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v4.x

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v5 (EU) — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v5

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v5.1 (UA) — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v5.1

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v5.x — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v5.x

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v6.x — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v6.x (v7.x)

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v1.x — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
v1.x

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v2.x — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
v2.1

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v3.x — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
v3.x

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v4.x — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
v4.x (EU/RU)

Device details

TP-LINK TL-WR740N v5.x — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
v5.x

OpenWrt · v1 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi

OpenWrt · v1 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Installation routes recorded
GUI OEM, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Recovery routes recorded
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Availability recorded by source
Discontinued

OpenWrt · v2.1 (BR) · Atheros AR7240

OpenWrt · v2.1 (BR) · Atheros AR7240 — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Installation routes recorded
GUI OEM, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Recovery routes recorded
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Availability recorded by source
Discontinued

OpenWrt · v3 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi

OpenWrt · v3 · Atheros AR92xx Wi-Fi — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Installation routes recorded
GUI OEM, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Recovery routes recorded
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Availability recorded by source
Discontinued

Hardware differences

Security

Saved scan

From our saved security research.

Model advisories

Selected highlights

Prioritized by known exploitation, severity, then date.

TP-LINK TL-WR740N

TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component /userRpm/WlanNetworkRpm .

CVE-2023-33538

Affected firmware
Version scope unspecified in source
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources

TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component /userRpm/WlanNetworkRpm .

CVE-2023-33538 record (secpod.com) ↗

Listed in CISA KEV ↗CVSS 7.5 (v3.1)

TP-LINK TL-WR740N

Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0),…

CVE-2015-3035

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources

Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0), TL-WDR3500 (1.0), TL-WDR3600 (1.0), and TL-WDR4300 (1.0) with firmware before 150302, TL-WR740N (5.0) and TL-WR741ND (5.0) with firmware before 150312, and TL-WR841N (9.0), TL-WR841N (10.0), TL-WR841ND (9.0), and TL-WR841ND (10.0) with firmware before 150310 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to login/.

TL-WR740N

TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2023-50224

Affected firmware
V4 V5 V6 V7
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read zdi CVE record
Details and sources

TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from improper authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-19899.

ZDI-23-1808 — TL-WR740N (zerodayinitiative.com) ↗vendor-provided URL — TL-WR740N (tp-link.com) ↗vendor-advisory — TL-WR740N (tp-link.com) ↗

CVSS 8.1 (v3.1)

TP-LINK TL-WR740N

TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the component /userRpm/FixMapCfgRpm.

CVE-2023-33537

Affected firmware
Version scope unspecified in source
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources

TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the component /userRpm/FixMapCfgRpm.

CVSS 8.1 (v3.1)

TP-LINK TL-WR740N

TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the component /userRpm/WlanMacFilterRpm.

CVE-2023-33536

Affected firmware
Version scope unspecified in source
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources

TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the component /userRpm/WlanMacFilterRpm.

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