CVE-2026-16348

Severity CVSS v4.0:

HIGH

Type:

CWE-78 OS Command Injections

Publication date:

24/08/2026

Last modified:

25/08/2026

Description

An authenticated command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Archer BE800 V1 allows an attacker with administrative access to execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges by injecting shell metacharacters via a VPN connection. Successful exploitation may enable persistent backdoors, credential theft, LAN reconnaissance, and router-assisted attacks against connected devices.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): Low
Integrity (SI): Low
Availability (SA): Low

Base Score 4.0

8.50

Severity 4.0

HIGH

CVE-2026-16348

Description

Impact

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