CVE-2024-38471

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

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.

Affected products

TP-Link Archer Airr5 Firmware: before v1_1.0.3_build_20240319 — fixed in v1_1.0.3_build_20240319
TP-Link Archer Ax3000 Firmware: before v1_1.1.3_build_20240415 — fixed in v1_1.1.3_build_20240415
TP-Link Archer Ax5400 Firmware: before v1_1.1.4_build_20240429 — fixed in v1_1.1.4_build_20240429
TP-Link Archer Axe5400 Firmware: before v1_1.0.3_build_20240319 — fixed in v1_1.0.3_build_20240319
TP-Link Systems Inc. AXE75 V1: before v1_1.2.0_build_20240320 — fixed in v1_1.2.0_build_20240320

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TP-Link Archer Airr5 Firmware v1_1.0.3_build_20240319; TP-Link Archer Ax3000 Firmware v1_1.1.3_build_20240415; TP-Link Archer Ax5400 Firmware v1_1.1.4_build_20240429; TP-Link Archer Axe5400 Firmware v1_1.0.3_build_20240319; TP-Link Systems Inc. AXE75 V1 v1_1.2.0_build_20240320. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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