CVE-2025-15607
Published: 20 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-15607 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Tp-Link Archer Ax53 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 45.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly addresses the insufficient input handling in mscd debug functionality by requiring validation to prevent command injection via unvalidated file content concatenation.
Mandates timely flaw remediation through firmware updates provided by TP-Link to eliminate the command injection vulnerability.
Minimizes exposure by restricting or prohibiting unnecessary debug functionality like mscd, reducing the attack surface for authenticated command injection.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE enables exploitation of public-facing router debug service (T1190) leading to remote command injection and shell execution on network device (T1059.008).
NVD 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…
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commands. Successful exploitation may allow execution of malicious commands and ultimately full control of the device.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-15607 is a command injection vulnerability in the mscd debug functionality of TP-Link Archer AX53 v1 routers. It arises from insufficient input handling, which allows log redirection to arbitrary files and the concatenation of unvalidated file content into shell commands. Published on 2026-03-20, the vulnerability is classified under CWE-77 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Authenticated attackers can exploit this flaw over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. By manipulating inputs, they can inject arbitrary commands into shell execution, leading to the execution of malicious commands and potentially full control of the device.
TP-Link provides mitigation via updated firmware for Archer AX53 v1, available at https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware, along with additional guidance in their support FAQ at https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5025/.
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