CVE-2023-6437 is a critical OS Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting several TP-Link router models, including the EX20v AX1800, Archer C5v AC1200, TD-W9970, TD-W9970v3, VX220-G2u, and VN020-G2u. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands due to improper neutralization of special elements. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While the vulnerability is critical, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link | TP-Link EX20v AX1800, Tp-Link Archer C5v AC1200, Tp-Link TD-W9970, Tp-Link TD-W9970v3, TP-Link VX220-G2u, TP-Link VN020-G2u | >= 0, <= 20240328CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.