OS command injection in TP-Link Archer AX3000
Priority LOW 32CWE-78Published · 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 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent attacker with an administrative privilege to execute arbitrary OS commands by restoring a crafted backup file. The affected device, with the initial configuration, allows login only from the LAN port or Wi-Fi.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00362 30th 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 AX3000 | firmware versions prior to "Archer AX3000(JP)_V1_1.1.3 Build 20240415" | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| TP-Link | Archer AXE75 | firmware versions prior to "Archer AXE75(JP)_V1_1.2.0 Build 20240320" | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| TP-Link | Archer AX5400 | firmware versions prior to "Archer AX5400(JP)_V1_1.1.4 Build 20240429" | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| TP-Link | Archer Air R5 | firmware versions prior to "Archer Air R5(JP)_V1_1.1.6 Build 20240508" | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| TP-Link | Archer AXE5400 | firmware versions prior to "Archer AXE5400(JP)_V1_1.0.3 Build 20240319" | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Archer AX3000 VendorTP-Link Affected firmware versions prior to "Archer AX3000(JP)_V1_1.1.3 Build 20240415" Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Archer AXE75 VendorTP-Link Affected firmware versions prior to "Archer AXE75(JP)_V1_1.2.0 Build 20240320" Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Archer AX5400 VendorTP-Link Affected firmware versions prior to "Archer AX5400(JP)_V1_1.1.4 Build 20240429" Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Archer Air R5 VendorTP-Link Affected firmware versions prior to "Archer Air R5(JP)_V1_1.1.6 Build 20240508" Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Archer AXE5400 VendorTP-Link Affected firmware versions prior to "Archer AXE5400(JP)_V1_1.0.3 Build 20240319" Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | TP-Link |
| cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_axe75_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | TP-Link |
| cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax5400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | TP-Link |
| cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_axe5400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | TP-Link |
| cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_airr5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | TP-Link |
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TP-Link
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_axe75_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TP-Link
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax5400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TP-Link
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_axe5400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TP-Link
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_airr5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TP-Link
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38471
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37mw-xfjf-m6pf
References
Other 7
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/archer-ax3000/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/archer-axe75/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/archer-ax5400/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/archer-air-r5/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/archer-axe5400/#Firmware
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU99784493/
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Sources
- CVE-2024-38471 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38471 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37mw-xfjf-m6pf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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