CVSS 4.0
8.5 highCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:LCVE-2026-30818
High (8.5) in tp-link archer ax53 firmware. EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
An OS command injection vulnerability in the dnsmasq module of TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted configuration file is processed due to insufficient input validation. Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to modify device configuration, access sensitive information, or further compromise system integrity.
This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
8.0 highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS
- 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 68% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-78
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- tp-link:archer_ax53_firmware
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2306