Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Archer AX21
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
TP-Link Archer AX21 tdpServer Logging Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link Archer AX21 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the logging functionality of the tdpServer program, which listens on UDP port 20002. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-19898.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link | Archer AX21 | 1.1.3 Build 20221125 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Archer AX21 VendorTP-Link Affected 1.1.3 Build 20221125 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27332
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq92-3vm9-wjm7
References
Advisory 1
More TP-Link Archer Ax21 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01313 Command injection in TP-Link Archer AX21 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-15182 TP-Link Archer AX21(US)_V3_1.1.4 Build 20230219 and AX21(US)_V3.6_1.1.4 Build 20230219… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-12094 Race condition in TP-Link AX1800 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-12081 Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link AX1800 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12068 Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Archer AX21 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-27332 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-27332 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wq92-3vm9-wjm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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