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CVE-2025-15607

A command injection vulnerability on AX53 v1 occurs in mscd debug functionality due to insufficient input handling, allowing log redirection to arbitrary files and concatenation of unvalidated file content into shell commands, enabling authenticated…

HIGH 7.3EPSS 1.95%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A command injection vulnerability on AX53 v1 occurs in mscd debug functionality due to insufficient input handling, allowing log redirection to arbitrary files and concatenation of unvalidated file content into shell commands, enabling authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands. Successful exploitation may allow execution of malicious commands and ultimately full control of the device.

CVSS 4.0
7.3 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
1.95% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-77
Affected
tp-link/archer ax53 firmware
Source
f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.