RCE in TP-Link Archer Air R5
CVE-2024-21821
Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent authenticated attacker with access to the product from the LAN port or Wi-Fi to execute arbitrary OS commands.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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 (36.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.5% 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 Air R5 — versions firmware versions prior to "Archer Air R5(JP)_V1_1.1.6 Build 20240508"
- TP-Link Archer Ax3000 — versions firmware versions prior to "Archer AX3000(JP)_V1_1.1.2 Build 20231115"
- TP-Link Archer Ax3000 — versions 1.0
- TP-Link Archer Ax3000 Firmware
- TP-Link Archer Ax5400 — versions firmware versions prior to "Archer AX5400(JP)_V1_1.1.2 Build 20231115"
- TP-Link Archer Ax5400 — versions 1.0
- TP-Link Archer Ax5400 Firmware
- TP-Link Archer Axe75 — versions firmware versions prior to "Archer AXE75(JP)_V1_231115"
- TP-Link Archer Axe75 — versions 1.0
- TP-Link Archer Axe75 Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21821?
- CVE-2024-21821 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer Air R5, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21821?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-21821 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.