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TI-2023-23954 Aliases CVE-2023-44448GHSA-gh57-c4pg-p662

Stack-based buffer overflow in TP-Link Archer A54

Priority LOW 33CWE-121Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
High
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 A54 libcmm.so dm_fillObjByStr 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 A54 routers. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the file libcmm.so. 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-22262.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00583 48th 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 A540.9.1 0.4 v0001.0 Build 211108 Rel.33223n(5553)—No fix listedCNA
  • Archer A54 VendorTP-Link Affected 0.9.1 0.4 v0001.0 Build 211108 Rel.33223n(5553) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_a54_firmware:0.9.1_0.4_v0001.0:build_211108_rel.33223n\(5553\):*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1_0.4_v0001.0 build_211108_rel.33223n\(5553\)VulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_a54:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1Running onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_a54_firmware:0.9.1_0.4_v0001.0:build_211108_rel.33223n\(5553\):*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1_0.4_v0001.0 build_211108_rel.33223n\(5553\) Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_a54:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44448
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh57-c4pg-p662

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-08821 TP-Link Archer A54 Archer A54(US)_V1_210111 routers were discovered to contain a stack… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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