CVE-2023-27359 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-27359: TP-Link AX1800 hotplugd Firewall Rule Race Condition Vulnerability

Vendor Tp-Link
Product AX1800
Weakness CWE-362
Published May 3, 2024
Last update September 25, 2024

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
September 25, 2024 Record updated