# CVE-2025-15607: Authenticated Command Injection in mcsd Service of TP-Link Archer AX53

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary commands via the mcsd service, leading to full device control on TP-Link Archer AX53 routers.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jmm8-8444-c942

## What is CVE-2025-15607?

CVE-2025-15607 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. AX53 v1, published on 20 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability on AX53 v1 occurs in mscd debug functionality due to insufficient input handling, allowing log redirection to arbitrary files and concatenation of unvalidated file content into shell commands, enabling authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands.  Successful exploitation may allow execution of malicious commands and ultimately full control of the device.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15607?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tp-Link Archer Ax53 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-15607?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15607 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-15607 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TP-Link Systems Inc. AX53 v1

- [CVE-2025-62673](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62673/): Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Archer AX53 and AX12 (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-30815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30815/): OS Command Injection Vulnerability in OpenVPN Module in TP-Link AX53 (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-30818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30818/): OS Command Injection Vulnerability in dnsmasq Module in TP-Link AX53 (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2025-15608](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15608/): Buffer Overflow in Network Probe Handling Function of TP-Link Archer AX53 + Archer AX55 (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2026-30814](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30814/): Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in TP-Link AX53 (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-15607 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-15607 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. AX53 v1, published on 20 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TP-Link Systems Inc. AX53 v1. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15607/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15607/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15607
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15607
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-15607

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15607/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.