CVE-2024-5035 TP-Link Archer C5400X - RFTest Unauthenticated Command Injection
Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on TP-Link Archer routers via the rftest service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5035?
CVE-2024-5035 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C4500X, published on 27 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The affected device expose a network service called "rftest" that is vulnerable to unauthenticated command injection on ports TCP/8888, TCP/8889, and TCP/8890. By successfully exploiting this flaw, remote unauthenticated attacker can gain arbitrary command execution on the device with elevated privileges.This issue affects Archer C4500X: through 1_1.1.6.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5035?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5035?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5035 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-5035 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5035 in the wild and no public exploit code.