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.

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 t…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

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.