Administrative code execution via VPN command injection
Published Feb 2, 2026 · Updated Feb 2, 2026
OS command injection in the TP-Link Archer BE230 v1.2 VPN module allows remote authenticated users on the local network to execute code. The VPN module passes attacker-controlled data to an operating-system command without neutralizing command elements, but TP-Link has not disclosed the input or function. Administrative authentication and adjacent network access are required; successful exploitation grants full administrative control of the router.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in the TP-Link Archer BE230 v1.2 VPN module allows remote authenticated users on the local network to execute code. The VPN module passes attacker-controlled data to an operating-system command without neutralizing command elements, but TP-Link has not disclosed the input or function. Administrative authentication and adjacent network access are required; successful exploitation grants full administrative control of the router.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-0631
- Published
- Feb 2, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Vendor
- TP-Link Systems Inc.
- Product
- Archer BE230
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.4 Build 20251218 rel.70420
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