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TI-2023-12067 Aliases CVE-2023-27332GHSA-wq92-3vm9-wjm7

Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Archer AX21

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-121Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00712 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TP-LinkArcher AX211.1.3 Build 20221125—No fix listedCNA
  • Archer AX21 VendorTP-Link Affected 1.1.3 Build 20221125 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax21_firmware:1.1.3:build_20221125:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3 build_20221125VulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_ax21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax21_firmware:1.1.3:build_20221125:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 build_20221125 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_ax21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27332
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq92-3vm9-wjm7

References

Advisory 1

  • 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