---
id: "CVE-2026-88710"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-88710"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-88710"]
title: "ASUS router firmware: nearby attacker runs commands as root"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "ASUS Router firmware", "fixed": [], "affected": "3.0.0.4.386 series, 3.0.0.4.388 series, 3.0.0.6.102 series", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["asus", "firmware", "home-network", "infrastructure", "routers"]
not_affected_if: ["other-firmware-series", "patched-firmware", "unaffected-model"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T02:16:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T02:49:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T02:51:58+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88710", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T02:49:23+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://www.asus.com/security-advisory", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T02:51:58+00:00", "cites": ["https://www.asus.com/security-advisory", "https://cvepremium.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2026-88710"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# ASUS router firmware: nearby attacker runs commands as root

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-88710 (this .md is for agents)

Certain ASUS router firmware builds let an unauthenticated user nearby chain unauthenticated queries, identifier guessing, and credential overwriting to inject OS commands. A successful attack runs arbitrary commands with root privileges on the router.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:ASUS Router firmware affected 3.0.0.4.386 series, 3.0.0.4.388 series, 3.0.0.6.102 series fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Find your router's firmware version in the admin page (Administration > Firmware Upgrade) and check whether it starts with 3.0.0.4.386, 3.0.0.4.388 or 3.0.0.6.102.
- Compare with the newest firmware for your model on asus.com/support and install it; ASUS's bulletin 'Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware' does not give a fixed build in the pages I could read.
- Until updated: keep untrusted devices off your Wi-Fi/LAN, use strong Wi-Fi and admin passwords, turn off guest access you don't need.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T02:49:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88710
- 2026-11-10T02:51:58+00:00 analyst https://www.asus.com/security-advisory — CVE record (ASUS CNA) read via circl mirror: affected series 3.0.0.4.386/388, 3.0.0.6.102; AV:A CVSS4 8.7. ASUS advisory page table is JS-rendered, so no fixed build, model list or bulletin text read; nothing marked verified. No exploitation or PoC found. X and social not checked. Fix unknown: settle by reading the ASUS bulletin entry.

## Documents

- [advisory] ASUS Product Security Advisory (index; bulletin table is JS-rendered) https://www.asus.com/security-advisory
- [describes] CVE-2026-88710 CVE record (ASUS CNA) via Vulnerability-Lookup https://cvepremium.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2026-88710

## From the sources

Improper
neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain
ASUS Router firmware
allows an unauthenticated nearby user to trigger a chain of
actions—unauthenticated queries, identifier guessing, credential overwriting,
and command injection—resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with
root privileges.
Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

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