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Command injection in TP-Link RE305 tmpServer grants root access

Priority LOW 33CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

TP-Link RE305 v3 is affected from 0 before 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853. An OS command injection flaw (CWE-78) in the tmpServer service lets crafted input run operating system commands, and that service runs with root privileges on the loopback interface. A local attacker with low privileges can send a crafted request to the TDDPv1 service and gain root privileges on the device.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

An operating-system command injection vulnerability exists in the tmpServer service of TP-Link RE305 V3. The service runs with root privileges and listens on the local loopback interface. A local attacker with access to a low-privileged process on the device may submit a crafted request to the TDDPv1 service and execute operating-system commands with root privileges. Successful exploitation may allow a local attacker with low privileges to obtain root privileges and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed RE305 v3 (TP-Link Systems Inc.): 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853

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-LinkRE305 v3before 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 428531.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853Patch availableCNA
  • RE305 v3 VendorTP-Link Affected before 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853 Fixed in 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update RE305 v3 to 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853, the fixed version. The sources list no advisory identifier for this fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA RE305 v3 (TP-Link Systems Inc.) Fixed in 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    TP-Link Systems RE305 v3 1.1.8 Build 20260921 Rel. 42853

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-81493 Authentication weakness in TP-Link RE305 TDDP v2 allows root command executionPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-81491 Hard-coded AES key in TP-Link RE305 and Archer C7 backup encryptionPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2026-81492 Weak reset code lets attackers reset TP-Link RE305 admin passwordPriority LOW 27

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102815
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-x9gf-gx28-57pq
  3. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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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