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CVE-2026-9044

Command Injection Vulnerability in OpenVPN of TP-Link Archer AXE75

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-07-31
  • Fixed in1.5.6
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the VPN module of TP-Link AXE75 V1 routers. This vulnerability allows an adjacent, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device by importing a specially crafted VPN client configuration file. The issue arises from improper filtering of special characters.  Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable an attacker to gain full control of the affected device, potentially compromising configuration integrity, network security, and service availability.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-07-3123:17CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Tp-link archer axe75 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.5< 1.5.61.5.6

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Tp-link archer axe75 firmware to 1.5.6

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-08-03
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 4.08.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.5 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-07-31
Last Modified
2026-08-07
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-9044?

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the VPN module of TP-Link AXE75 V1 routers. This vulnerability allows an adjacent, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device by importing a specially crafted VPN client configuration file. The issue arises from improper filtering of special characters.  Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable an attacker to gain full control of the affected device, potentially compromising configuration integrity, network security, and service availability.

Is CVE-2026-9044 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-9044 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-9044?

CVE-2026-9044 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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