High severity · published Aug 24, 2026
CVE-2026-16348
Command Injection Vulnerability in VPN connection of Archer BE800
8.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An authenticated command injection vulnerability in TP-Link Archer BE800 V1 allows an attacker with administrative access to execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges by injecting shell metacharacters via a VPN connection.
Successful exploitation may enable persistent backdoors, credential theft, LAN reconnaissance, and router-assisted attacks against connected devices.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AB
Archer BE800 v1 · TP-Link Systems Inc.
before 1.4.2 Build 260708 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16348
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16348
www.tp-link.com
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-be800/v1/#Firmware
www.tp-link.com
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-be800/v1/#Firmware
www.tp-link.com
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5264/
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