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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-38033 · published 7 September 2023

CVE-2023-38033: Asus rt-ac86u firmware os command injection vulnerability

Asus · Rt Ac86u Firmware

ASUS RT-AC86U unused Traffic Analyzer legacy Statistic function has insufficient filtering of special character. A remote attacker with regular user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary commands, disrupt system or terminate services.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.4% · top 28.9% CWE-78 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ASUS RT-AC86U unused Traffic Analyzer legacy Statistic function has insufficient filtering of special character. A remote attacker with regular user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary commands, disrupt system or terminate services.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7350-ded5e-1.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7350-ded5e-1.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-38033), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.