CVE-2023-27359CWE-362

TP-Link AX1800 hotplugd Firewall Rule Race Condition Vulnerability

Critical · published May 3, 2024

CVSS v3.0
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

TP-Link AX1800 hotplugd Firewall Rule Race Condition Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain access to LAN-side services on affected installations of TP-Link Archer AX21 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the hotplugd daemon. The issue results from firewall rule handling that allows an attacker access to resources that should be available to the LAN interface only. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the root user.

. Was ZDI-CAN-19664.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01169 · 67.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Published
2024-05-03T01:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 MAY 01:56Z
    TP-Link AX1800 hotplugd Firewall Rule Race Condition Vulnerability
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