8.8

CVE-2024-21773: tp-link archer air r5 OS Command Injection

Modified
Published 10-01-2024Last modified 03-06-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-21773 is a high (CVSS 8.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in tp-link archer air r5. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker with access to the product from the LAN port or Wi-Fi to execute arbitrary OS commands on the product that has pre-specified target devices and blocked URLs in parental control settings.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.53% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tp-link5 products
  • archer air r5firmware versions prior to "Archer Air R5(JP)_V1_1.1.6 Build 20240508"
  • archer_ax3000_firmwarefirmware versions prior to "Archer AX3000(JP)_V1_1.1.2 Build 20231115" | < 1.1.2
  • archer_ax5400_firmwarefirmware versions prior to "Archer AX5400(JP)_V1_1.1.2 Build 20231115" | < 1.1.2
  • deco_x50_firmwarefirmware versions prior to "Deco X50(JP)_V1_1.4.1 Build 20231122" | < 1.4.1
  • deco_xe200_firmwarefirmware versions prior to "Deco XE200(JP)_V1_1.2.5 Build 20231120" | < 1.2.5

1 vendor · 5 products

References

6 links