TP-Link Archer BE230 1.2.4 Cloud Communication Interface os command injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-Link Archer BE230. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Cloud Communication Interface. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-22224. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-Link Archer BE230. This affects some unknown processing of the component Cloud Communication Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A command injection vulnerability may be exploited after the admin's authentication in the cloud communication interface on the TP-Link Archer BE230 v1.2. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain full administrative control of the device, resulting in severe compromise of configuration integrity, network security, and service availability. This CVE covers one of multiple distinct OS command injection issues identified across separate code paths. Although similar in nature, each instance is tracked under a unique CVE ID. This issue affects Archer BE230 v1.2 < 1.2.4 Build 20251218 rel.70420.

The weakness was published by caprinuxx. It is possible to read the advisory at tp-link.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22224 since 01/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.2.4 Build 20251218 rel.70420 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-5085). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• TP-Link

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• Archer BE230

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• 1.2.4

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.tp-link.com/

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