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CVE-2020-28347

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 75.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

tdpServer on TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 devices before 201029 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the slave_mac parameter. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-10882 in which shell quotes are mishandled.

Affected products

• TP-Link AC1750: before 201029 — fixed in 201029

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TP-Link AC1750 201029. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2019/lao_bomb/lao_bomb.md
• https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2020/minesweeper.md
• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/14365
• https://github.com/rdomanski/Exploits_and_Advisories/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo2019/lao_bomb.md
• https://github.com/rdomanski/Exploits_and_Advisories/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo2020/minesweeper.md
• https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2019/lao_bomb/lao_bomb.md
• https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo_2020/minesweeper.md
• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/14365
• https://github.com/rdomanski/Exploits_and_Advisories/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo2019/lao_bomb.md
• https://github.com/rdomanski/Exploits_and_Advisories/blob/master/advisories/Pwn2Own/Tokyo2020/minesweeper.md

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