OS Command Injection Vulnerability in dnsmasq Module in TP-Link AX53
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.5epss 1.2%
exploitation probability
1.2%top 34% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
An OS command injection vulnerability in the dnsmasq module of TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted configuration file is processed due to insufficient input validation. Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to modify device configuration, access sensitive information, or further compromise system integrity.
This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
Affected products
TP-Link Systems Inc. · AX53 v1.0References
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2306https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmwarehttps://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmwarehttps://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/