# ASUS RT-AX55 Routers: RT-AX55 Routers OS Command Injection Vulnerability · pwn.watch

> ASUS RT-AX55 devices contain an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands. As represented by CVE-2023-41346. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-06-02.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/asus-rt-ax55-routers-cve-2023-39780 · generated 2026-10-22T22:00:08.805Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: ASUS RT-AX55 Routers
- Started: 2025-06-02 · closed: 2025-06-02
- CVEs: CVE-2023-39780
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2025-06-02: CISA added CVE-2023-39780 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-06-23).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: ASUS RT-AX55 Routers: RT-AX55 Routers OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/asus-rt-ax55-routers-cve-2023-39780 · status: closed (closed Jun 2, 2025) · severity: high · updated Jun 2, 2025

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
ASUS RT-AX55 devices contain an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands. As represented by CVE-2023-41346. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-06-02.

Severity detail: CVSS 8.8 (CNA, v3.1); actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: ASUS RT-AX55 Routers
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-39780

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Jun 2, 2025: CISA added CVE-2023-39780 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-06-23).

## Advisories
- [ASUS advisory: ASUS RT-AX55 Routers](https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-6/all-series/rt-ax55/helpdesk_bios/?model2Name=RT-AX55) (ASUS)
- [ASUS advisory: ASUS RT-AX55 Routers](https://www.asus.com/content/asus-product-security-advisory/) (ASUS)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-39780](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39780) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. CVSS from the CVE record (cvelistV5). Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record; verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier; many entries are older CVEs newly confirmed as exploited in 2025).

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