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Fencer Vulns
high 8.0

CVE-2023-40357 json

Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

published 2023-09-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-44928

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Affected products/versions are as follows: Archer AX50 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX50(JP)_V1_230529', Archer A10 firmware versions prior to 'Archer A10(JP)_V2_230504', Archer AX10 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX10(JP)_V1.2_230508', and Archer AX11000 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX11000(JP)_V1_230523'.

Patch / fix

  • tp-link archer_ax50_firmware 230529
  • tp-link archer_ax10_firmware 230508
  • tp-link archer_ax11000_firmware 230523

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • TP-LINK Archer AX50
  • TP-LINK Archer A10
  • TP-LINK Archer AX10
  • TP-LINK Archer AX11000
  • tp-link archer_ax50_firmware
  • tp-link archer_a10_firmware
  • tp-link archer_ax10_firmware
  • tp-link archer_ax11000_firmware

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.