CVE-2026-22227
A command injection vulnerability may be exploited after the admin's authentication via the configuration backup restoration function of the TP-Link Archer BE230 v1.2.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A command injection vulnerability may be exploited after the admin's authentication via the configuration backup restoration function of 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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/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
- 2.73% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- tp-link/archer be230 firmware
- Source
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
References
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-be230/v1.20/#FirmwareProduct
- https://www.tp-link.com/sg/support/download/archer-be230/v1.20/#FirmwareProduct
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-be230/v1.20/#FirmwareProduct
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4935/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.