What is CVE-2023-38588?

CVE-2023-38588 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C3150, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-38588?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

RCE in TP-Link Archer C3150

CVE-2023-38588

Archer C3150 firmware versions prior to 'Archer C3150(JP)_V2_230511' allows a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-09-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

TP-Link Archer C3150 — versions firmware versions prior to 'Archer C3150(JP)_V2_230511'
TP-Link Archer C3150 — versions 2.0
TP-Link Archer C3150 Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.tp-link.com/jp/support/download/archer-c3150/ (Product)
jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU99392903/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38588?: CVE-2023-38588 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C3150, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-38588?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.