Is CVE-2026-78541 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78541 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-78541?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 24 August 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78541?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-78541 attacked?

It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-78541?

Check whether you run TP-Link Archer BE3600 at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-78541: TP-Link Archer BE3600 stored OS command injection in parental control

CVE-2026-78541 · Severity: info · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-08-24

The TP-Link Archer BE3600 router's parental control feature contains a vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious shell commands via a crafted profile name. When the router generates daily cloud reports, these stored commands are executed with device privileges, potentially compromising the router's security and enabling full system takeover.

Technologies: TP-Link Archer BE3600. Vendors: TP-Link.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-78541 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78541 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-78541?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 24 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: TP-Link Archer BE3600 V1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78541?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-78541 attacked?: It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-78541?: Check whether you run TP-Link Archer BE3600 at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A stored OS command injection vulnerability exists in the parent-control module where user-supplied profile names containing shell metacharacters are not properly sanitized before being processed during automated cloud report generation. The vulnerability requires administrative access and operates on the local network (adjacent attack vector). Successful exploitation allows arbitrary command execution on the device with full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerable code path is triggered asynchronously during the daily cloud report process, making it a time-delayed but reliable exploitation vector.

Affected products

TP-Link Archer BE3600 V1

Timeline

2026-08-24: disclosed

References

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