Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-22226

RCE

Title: Command Injection in VPN Server Configuration Module

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2026-22226

CWE Category CWE-78
Published Date Feb 02, 2026
Modified Date Jun 04, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 8.5 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
2.39%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-22226: A command injection vulnerability may be exploited after the admin's authentication in the VPN server configuration module on TP-Link Archer BE230 v1.2 and Archer AX73 v2. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain full administrative control of the device, resulting in severe compromise of configuration integrity, network security, and service availability. This CVE covers one of multiple distinct OS command injection issues identified across separate code paths. Although similar in nature, each instance is tracked under a unique CVE ID. This issue affects Archer BE230 v1.2 < 1.2.4 Build 20251218 rel.70420 and Archer AX73 v2 < 1.3.1 Build 20260430.

Impacted Vendors

T
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Reference Links

https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-be230/v1.20/#Firmware https://www.tp-link.com/sg/support/download/archer-be230/v1.20/#Firmware https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-be230/v1.20/#Firmware https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4935/
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
Severity HIGH
8.5
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-22226 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/LucasVanHaaren/CVE-2026-22226
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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector ADJACENT
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.