CVE-2023-26317
Xiaomi router external request interface has command injection
Xiaomi routers have an external interface that can lead to command injection. The vulnerability is caused by lax filtering of responses from external interfaces. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the router by hijacking the ISP or upper-layer routing.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Xiaomi router external request interface has command injection
Xiaomi routers have an external interface that can lead to command injection. The vulnerability is caused by lax filtering of responses from external interfaces. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the router by hijacking the ISP or upper-layer routing.
- Record
CVE-2023-26317- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-30138
Xiaomi routers have an external interface that can lead to command injection. The vulnerability is caused by lax filtering of responses from external interfaces. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the router by hijacking the ISP or upper-layer routing.
- Record
EUVD-2023-30138- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3cm-94m2-6vw4
A vulnerability has been discovered in Xiaomi routers that could allow command injection through...
A vulnerability has been discovered in Xiaomi routers that could allow command injection through an external interface. This vulnerability arises from inadequate filtering of responses returned from the external interface. Attackers could exploit this vulnerability by hijacking the ISP or an upper-layer router to gain privileges on the Xiaomi router. Successful exploitation of this flaw could permit remote code execution and complete compromise of the device.
- Record
GHSA-x3cm-94m2-6vw4- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Xiaomi routers have an external interface that can lead to command injection. The vulnerability is caused by lax filtering of responses from external interfaces. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the router by hijacking the ISP or upper-layer routing.
- Record
CVE-2023-26317- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-26317 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Xiaomi Router, published August 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.