RCE in TP-Link Archer Air R5

CVE-2024-38471

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38471: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

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_1.1.3 Build 20240415"
  • TP-Link Archer Ax5400 — versions firmware versions prior to "Archer AX5400(JP)_V1_1.1.4 Build 20240429"
  • TP-Link Archer Axe5400 — versions firmware versions prior to "Archer AXE5400(JP)_V1_1.0.3 Build 20240319"
  • TP-Link Archer Axe75 — versions firmware versions prior to "Archer AXE75(JP)_V1_1.2.0 Build 20240320"

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38471?
CVE-2024-38471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer Air R5, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-38471?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.