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CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Adjacent vector and low-privilege authentication required per CVE description and CVSS 4.0 vendor vector; no scope change as device compromise is self-contained.
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CVSS VectorVendor: TPLink
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Certain web interface components in affected TP-Link Aginet devices do not validate and sanitize user-supplied input properly before passing it to system-level command execution functions. An authenticated adjacent attacker may inject specially crafted input to execute arbitrary operation system commands with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary system commands, potentially leading to full device compromise.
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AnalysisAI
OS command injection in TP-Link Aginet home networking devices (HB, EB, EX, XX, VX series) allows an authenticated attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary operating system commands with elevated privileges through unsanitized web interface inputs. The attack vector is adjacent-network only (AV:A per CVSS 4.0), limiting internet-scale exploitation, but a compromised or malicious LAN/Wi-Fi client could fully compromise the affected device. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis; TP-Link has released patched firmware across all affected product lines.
Technical ContextAI
CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command) describes the root cause: certain web interface handlers pass user-supplied input directly or insufficiently sanitized to system-level functions such as exec(), popen(), or shell wrappers. The affected products span TP-Link's Aginet ecosystem - including HB-series mesh nodes (HB210, HB410, HB610, HB710, HB810), EB-series mesh extenders (EB210 Pro, EB810v), EX-series Wi-Fi range extenders (EX220, EX222, EX520v, EX820v, EX920), XX-series whole-home mesh units (XX230v, XX530v), and VX-series DSL routers (VX420-G2h, VX800v). CPE strings confirm affected hardware SKUs across US, EU, BR, CA, AU, DE, RU, and KR regional variants. The web interface runs with elevated system privileges, so injected commands inherit those privileges without additional escalation steps.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is updating each affected device to its respective patched firmware build as documented in the TP-Link advisory at https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5239/. Specific fix builds are confirmed by EUVD-2025-210677 and include, for example, HB810(US2) firmware 0.9.0 3.2.2 Build 260717 and VX800v(DE) firmware 800.0.16; consult the advisory for the complete per-model table. Where immediate firmware update is not feasible, restrict access to the device management web interface to trusted hosts only by enabling access control lists or management ACLs if supported by the device. Changing default or weak device credentials reduces the exposure imposed by the PR:L requirement, as an attacker cannot exploit this without valid authentication. Isolating IoT/home networking devices on a dedicated VLAN or network segment limits the blast radius if exploitation occurs - an attacker would be constrained to that segment rather than the full LAN. Disabling remote management (if enabled) provides no direct mitigation since the vector is adjacent-network, not internet-facing, but is still a recommended hardening step. Note that VLAN isolation changes may affect mesh network functionality depending on how backhaul is configured on HB/EX/XX models.
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EUVD-2025-210677
GHSA-6v23-65fj-8g7c