CVE-2023-28760

HIGH IN THE WILD

TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (Archer AX21) - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via minidlnad db_dir Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-28760 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by InTheWild.io).

Description

TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (Archer AX21) devices allow unauthenticated attackers (on the LAN) to execute arbitrary code as root via the db_dir field to minidlnad. The attacker obtains the ability to modify files.db, and that can be used to reach a stack-based buffer overflow in minidlna-1.1.2/upnpsoap.c. Exploitation requires that a USB flash drive is connected to the router (customers often do this to make a \\192.168.0.1 share available on their local network).

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0304
EPSS Percentile 85.9%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

InTheWild.io 2023-04-05
CWE
CWE-121
Status published
Published Oct 02, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026