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CVE-2023-1389

TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was no…

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TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was not sanitized before being used in a call to popen(), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands, which would be run as root, with a simple POST request.
CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.8/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 100.00%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 13 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Researchers Warn RondoDox Botnet is Weaponizing Over 50 Flaws Across 30+ Vendors - The Hacker News
The Hacker News
Press · 11 Mar 2025, 07:00 · Ballista Botnet Exploits Unpatched TP-Link Vulnerability, Targets Over 6,000 Devices - The Hacker News
SecurityWeek
Press · 11 Mar 2025, 07:00 · New Ballista IoT Botnet Linked to Italian Threat Actor - SecurityWeek
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 11 Mar 2025, 07:00 · Previously unidentified botnet targets unpatched TP-Link Archer home routers - The Record from Recorded Future News
BleepingComputer
Press · 17 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Multiple botnets exploiting one-year-old TP-Link flaw to hack routers - BleepingComputer
See all 10 source documents
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 16 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Botnets continue exploiting year-old flaw in unpatched TP-Link routers - The Record from Recorded Future News
Tripwire
Press · 04 May 2023, 07:00 · Patch now! The Mirai IoT botnet is exploiting TP-Link routers - Tripwire
BleepingComputer
Press · 25 Apr 2023, 07:00 · TP-Link Archer WiFi router flaw exploited by Mirai malware - BleepingComputer
GreyNoise
Press · 25 Apr 2023, 07:00 · Active Exploitation Attempts (CVE-2023-1389) Against TP-Link Archer Gigabit Internet Routers - GreyNoise
thezdi.com
Press · 24 Apr 2023, 07:00 · TP-Link WAN-side Vulnerability CVE-2023-1389 Added to the Mirai Botnet Arsenal - thezdi.com

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.8 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
ohnahee/CVE_2023_1389_poc00Python27 Apr 2025, 11:13
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 100.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
adjacent access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:48.602448+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
15 Mar 2023, 00:00
First press mention
24 Apr 2023, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
01 May 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
13 Oct 2025, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories