7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-28760
TP-Link Archer AX21 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (Archer AX21) devices allow unauthenticated attackers (on the LAN) to execute arbitrary code as root via the db_dir field to minidlnad. The attacker obtains the ability to modify files.db, and that can be used to reach a stack-based buffer overflow in minidlna-1.1.2/upnpsoap.c. Exploitation requires that a USB flash drive is connected to the router (customers often do this to make a \\192.168.0.1 share available on their local network).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 2, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 2, 2025, 7:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update the router firmware to fix a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Update the router firmware.
  • Disable the UPnP service if not needed.
  • Remove USB drives when not actively used.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/stevenseeley/0822b66e375cd44ecaee3f047962db62
https://www.tecsecurity.io/blog/tp-link_ax1800
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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 02, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-121
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (Archer AX21) devices allow unauthenticated attackers (on the LAN) to execute arbitrary code as root via the db_dir field to minidlnad. The attacker obtains the ability to modify files.db, and that can be used to reach a stack-based buffer overflow in minidlna-1.1.2/upnpsoap.c. Exploitation requires that a USB flash drive is connected to the router (customers often do this to make a \\192.168.0.1 share available on their local network).
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/stevenseeley/0822b66e375cd44ecaee3f047962db62
    Added Reference https://www.tecsecurity.io/blog/tp-link_ax1800
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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