CVE-2023-43138

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

2.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 83.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-09-20 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-25 13:46Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-18

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e21e0e984c1464b3e1e1741df6ac55ee48120d4922a7ad397a480653e4944bf7

• github.comhttps://github.com/7R4C4R/CVE/blob/main/TPLINK-TL-ER5120G/command%20injection/02/command%20injection02.md