Archer Be230 FirmwareOperating system · Tp Link

CVE-2026-0630

HIGH · 8.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.2.4 or later.
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An OS Command Injection vulnerability in TP-Link Archer BE230 v1.2(web modules) and Archer AXE75 v1.0 allows adjacent authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. 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 and Archer AXE v1.0 < 1.5.3 Build 20260209 rel. 71108.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-78

User input reaches a shell or system command without being fully separated from the command itself, so an attacker can append their own instructions. Because these run with the application's privileges, it often means full control of the host. The lasting fix is to avoid the shell entirely — call APIs directly and pass arguments as data, never as concatenated strings.

General guidance for the os command injection class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Archer Be230 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 1.2.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.2.4 or later
Fixed in 1.2.4
Vendor patch www.tp-link.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Archer BE230: 1.2.4 (Build 20251218 rel.70420); Archer AXE75: 1.5.3 (Build 20260209 rel.71108)

  1. Log into the TP-Link Archer BE230 or Archer AXE75 web management interface
  2. Navigate to the firmware upgrade section (typically under System > Firmware Upgrade or Administration > Firmware)
  3. Check the current firmware version and build number displayed in the web interface
  4. Download the appropriate fixed firmware from TP-Link support: Archer BE230 version 1.2.4 (Build 20251218 rel.70420) or Archer AXE75 version 1.5.3 (Build 20260209 rel.71108) from https://www.tp-link.com/support/
  5. Follow the vendor's firmware upgrade instructions to upload and install the new firmware file
  6. After reboot, verify the firmware has been successfully updated by checking the new version in the web interface
  7. Reconfigure any custom settings if necessary, as firmware updates may reset device configuration
Caveat Standard firmware upgrade risk applies - backup configuration before upgrading; device will reboot during process

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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