CVE-2023-36498

A post-authentication command injection vulnerability exists in the PPTP client functionality of Tp-Link ER7206 Omada Gigabit VPN Router 1.3.0 build 20230322 Rel.70591. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command injection. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability and gain access to an unrestricted shell.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1853	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1853	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1853

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:er7206_firmware:1.3.0:build_20230322_rel_70591:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:er7206:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1853 -

Information

Published : 2024-02-06 17:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-36498

Mitre link : CVE-2023-36498

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-36498

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tp-link

er7206
er7206_firmware

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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