TP-Link AX53 up to 1.7.0 OpenVPN os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-Link AX53 up to 1.7.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OpenVPN Module. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-30815. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in TP-Link AX53 up to 1.7.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component OpenVPN Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An OS command injection vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to execute system commands when a specially crafted configuration file is processed due to insufficient input validation. Successful exploitation may allow modification of configuration files, disclosure of sensitive information, or further compromise of device integrity. This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.

It is possible to read the advisory at tp-link.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-30815 since 03/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 1.7.1 Build 20260213 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• TP-Link

Name

• AX53

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7.0

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.tp-link.com/

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