OS command injection in TP-Link Archer AX3000 v2 Offline Download
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
TP-Link Archer AX3000 v2 from 0 before 1.1.3 Build 261026 contains an OS command injection flaw in the Offline Download component (CWE-78). When a USB storage device is attached, the component does not properly neutralize shell metacharacters in a path value before passing it to a system command. An authenticated administrator can submit a crafted path to execute arbitrary commands on the device.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
An authenticated OS command injection vulnerability exists in the Offline Download component (USB storage allocation) of Archer AX3000 v2. When a USB storage device is attached, an authenticated administrator can submit a crafted path value containing shell metacharacters that is not properly neutralized before being passed to a system command. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary command execution on the affected device.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Upgrade TP-Link Archer AX3000 v2 to 1.1.3 Build 261026.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Archer AX3000 v2 (TP-Link Systems Inc.) Fixed in 1.1.3 Build 261026
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118865
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-4fc4-c4rx-qxh4
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More TP-Link vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-118865 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118865 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fc4-c4rx-qxh4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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