CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-9151

HighCVSS 8.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.37%

59th percentile - higher than 59% of all known CVEs

Summary

There is an OS command injection vulnerability in the VPN module of TP-Link Archer AX12 v1, AX17 v1, AX18 v1, and AX1300 v1.6 routers. An adjacent, authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the device by importing a specially crafted VPN client configuration file.

Risk Assessment

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable an attacker to gain full control of the affected device, potentially compromising configuration integrity, network security, and service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the router firmware to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures, such as restricting access to the administrative interface.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the VPN module of TP-Link Archer AX12 v1, AX17 v1. AX18 v1, and AX1300 v1.6 routers. This vulnerability allows an adjacent, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device by importing a specially crafted VPN client configuration file. The issue stems from improper filtering of special characters.  Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable an attacker to gain full control of the affected device, potentially compromising configuration integrity, network security, and service availability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS