Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by TPLink

CVE-2025-15607Authenticated Command Injection in mcsd Service of TP-Link Archer AX53

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity command injection in AX53 v1 from TP-Link Systems Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
TP-Link Systems Inc.	AX53 v1	0 – before 251029

Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

References

https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware patch
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5025/ vendor-advisory