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TI-2024-04676 Aliases CVE-2024-5035

TP-Link Archer C5400X - RFTest Unauthenticated Command Injection

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

The affected device expose a network service called "rftest" that is vulnerable to unauthenticated command injection on ports TCP/8888, TCP/8889, and TCP/8890. By successfully exploiting this flaw, remote unauthenticated attacker can gain arbitrary command execution on the device with elevated privileges.This issue affects Archer C4500X: through 1_1.1.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03244 88th 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 C4500Xup to 1_1.1.6—No fix listedCNA
  • Archer C4500X VendorTP-Link Affected up to 1_1.1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5035

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-16571 TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-01313 Command injection in TP-Link Archer AX21 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-14907 TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 20200415-rel37464 devices allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-08589 Authenticated RCE via Parental Control command injection KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2015-02672 Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27456 Authentication bypass by spoofing in TP-Link TL-WR841N KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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