high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2023-1389TP-Link Archer AX21 — Unauthenticated Root Command Injection
The web management interface of a popular home router (TP-Link Archer AX21) passes the country field of a setup request straight into a shell call, so an attacker on the same network runs commands as root with one unauthenticated request.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 8.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 100% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2023-03-15
- Added to KEV
- 2023-05-01
- Exploit published
- Yes
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- initial access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190, T1059
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsReachability of the router's web management interface from an adjacent network. No credentials needed.
Fixed inTP-Link Archer AX21 firmware 1.1.4 Build 20230219
Behind the card
4 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02WriteupTenable research write-uptenable.com
- 03ExploitPublic command injection exploitpacketstormsecurity.com
- 04CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entrycisa.gov
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| title, summary, cvss, severity, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.prerequisites, exploitation.exploit_available, remediation, recommended_action, references | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-08-07 | claude-code | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited | cisa.gov | 2026-08-07 | claude-code | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-08-07 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.