TI-2023-21340 Aliases CVE-2023-40531 GHSA-rf5m-797p-8rc8

OS command injection in TP-Link Archer AX6000

LOW 37CWE-78Published 2023-09-06 · Updated 2024-09-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: Low
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Archer AX6000 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX6000(JP)_V1_1.3.0 Build 20221208' allows a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00401 34th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
TP-Link	Archer AX6000	firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX6000(JP)_V1_1.3.0 Build 20221208'	—	No fix listed	CNA

Archer AX6000 VendorTP-Link Affected firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX6000(JP)_V1_1.3.0 Build 20221208' Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax6000_firmware::::::::	before 1.3.0	Vulnerable	TP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_ax6000:1.0:::::::*	1.0	Running on	TP-Link

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_ax6000:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40531
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf5m-797p-8rc8

References

Advisory 1

https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU99392903/

Other 1

https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/archer-ax6000/v1/#Firmware

Sources

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