Attack ChainAIDerived
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ReconGain admin credentials on local network
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DeliveryNavigate to parent-control profile configuration
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ExploitStore crafted profile name with shell metacharacters
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InstallPayload persisted in device firmware storage
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C2Daily cloud report generation job fires
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ExecuteUnsanitized profile name passed to OS shell
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ImpactArbitrary command execution with device privileges
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires three specific, concurrent conditions: (1) the attacker must be on the adjacent network (LAN or WiFi segment of the router-not reachable from the internet without prior LAN access); (2) the attacker must be authenticated as an administrator of the router (PR:H); and (3) the parent-control module must be accessible and the cloud report generation feature must be active, as this is the specific processing path that unsafely handles the stored profile name. The payload does not execute immediately upon saving-it fires during the next daily cloud report generation cycle, introducing a time gap between planting and impact. Key limiting factors: administrative credentials are mandatory (not a default-credential or unauthenticated flaw); local network presence is required; and the cloud reporting scheduled task must run for the injection to trigger. Defenders who disable cloud reporting, enforce strong unique admin passwords, and isolate router management access to trusted hosts substantially reduce realistic exploitability. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5 with vector AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L accurately reflects the real-world constraints. The adjacent-network requirement (AV:A) confines exploitability to attackers already present on the LAN or WiFi segment-not reachable from the internet directly-which substantially reduces the exposed attack surface relative to a purely network-accessible flaw. The high-privilege requirement (PR:H) further gates exploitation behind valid administrative credentials, meaning an opportunistic attacker must first compromise or possess admin access. Full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable system (VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) correctly captures the potential for full device takeover. Secondary system impact is rated low (SC:L/SI:L/SA:L), reflecting that downstream network clients could be affected if the router's routing or DNS functions are subverted. No EPSS score was provided in the input data, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantitatively assessed. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, and no POC has been identified, indicating this is not yet being actively exploited at scale. Real-world priority is moderate: high for households or small offices where admin credentials are shared or weakly protected, lower for environments with strict admin access controls. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained administrative credentials to the TP-Link Archer BE3600 V1-through credential reuse, a weak default password, or compromise of another LAN device-logs into the router management interface from the local network and creates a parental-control profile with a name containing shell metacharacters and an embedded command payload. The malicious profile name is saved to device storage. When the router's daily cloud report generation routine executes overnight, the unsanitized profile name is interpolated into a shell command, executing the attacker's payload with device-level privileges and potentially establishing persistent backdoor access or exfiltrating device configuration. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 24, 2026
Stored OS command injection in the TP-Link Archer BE3600 V1 parent-control module allows an authenticated administrative attacker on the adjacent network to achieve arbitrary command execution on the device. The payload is persisted at configuration time-embedded in a crafted profile name-and fires asynchronously when the router's daily cloud report generation job runs, without any further attacker interaction. A vendor-released patch is available from TP-Link; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to apply the vendor-released firmware patch available at https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-be3600/v1.26/#Firmware (US region) or https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-be3600/v1/#Firmware (global), per the TP-Link security advisory at https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5264/. The exact patched firmware version number is not independently confirmed from the provided data-verify the specific build number on the TP-Link download page before deploying. As a compensating control prior to patching, administrators should restrict management interface access to a single, trusted admin account with a strong unique password, and review whether the parent-control cloud reporting feature can be disabled in the current firmware-doing so would eliminate the async trigger that converts the stored payload into execution, though it would also disable cloud-based parental reporting functionality. Additionally, ensuring that LAN-side access to the router's admin panel is limited to known trusted hosts (via firewall ACLs or management VLAN isolation) reduces the adjacent-network attack surface.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in the TP-Link Archer BE3600 V1 firmware (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:tp-link_systems_inc.:archer_be3600_v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command) identifies the root cause: the parent-control module accepts a user-supplied profile name and stores it without sanitizing shell metacharacters. A scheduled process-the daily cloud report generator-later incorporates this stored value into an OS command invocation without adequate escaping or quoting, allowing injected metacharacters (e.g., semicolons, backticks, pipe operators) to break out of the intended command context. The asynchronous trigger distinguishes this from a typical reflected injection: the attacker plants the payload at configuration time and the shell executes it hours later when the cron-like job fires, which may complicate both detection and forensic correlation.
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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
Adjacent network and admin credentials required; stored injection triggers asynchronously in a scheduled job yielding full device compromise with unchanged scope.
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CVSS VectorVendor: TPLink
DescriptionCVE.org
A stored OS command injection vulnerability exists in the parent-control module of TP-Link Archer BE3600 V1. An authenticated adjacent attacker with administrative access may store a crafted profile name containing shell metacharacters, which is later processed unsafely during daily cloud report generation and may result in arbitrary command execution.
Successful exploitation may allow command execution on the affected device with potential impact to device confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive ViewAI
The TP-Link Archer BE3600 V1 parental control feature contains a stored command injection vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands on the device through malicious configuration profiles. The injected commands persist and execute automatically during daily cloud reporting cycles, enabling persistent compromise without ongoing attacker interaction. A vendor patch is available and should be deployed immediately to prevent administrative access from being leveraged for device and network compromise.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
EUVD-2026-65062
GHSA-3p5q-gg9q-4336
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