What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-40531?

CVE-2023-40531 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Archer Ax6000 Firmware CVE-2023-40531

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2023-09-06 vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Command Injection Archer Ax6000 Firmware

8.0

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.0 HIGH

AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 06, 2023 - 10:15 nvd

HIGH 8.0

DescriptionNVD

Archer AX6000 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX6000(JP)_V1_1.3.0 Build 20221208' allows a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

AnalysisAI

Archer AX6000 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX6000(JP)_V1_1.3.0 Build 20221208' allows a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Archer AX6000 firmware versions prior to 'Archer AX6000(JP)_V1_1.3.0 Build 20221208' allows a network-adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Affected products include: Tp-Link Archer Ax6000 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.