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2 vulnerabilities found for Archer C50 V5 by TP-Link Systems Inc.
CVE-2025-6982 (GCVE-0-2025-6982)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-07-16 20:01 – Updated: 2026-04-22 21:24 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
Title
Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5 and C20 V5
Summary
Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3(
<=
180703)/V4(
<=
250117
)/V5(
<=
200407
), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
4 references
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Archer C50 V3 |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 180703
(date)
|
|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Archer C50 V4 |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 250117
(date)
|
|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Archer C50 V5 |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 200407
(date)
|
|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Archer C20 V5 |
Affected:
0 , < US_V5_260419
(custom)
Affected: 0 , < EU_V5_260317 (custom) |
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CVE-2025-6982 (GCVE-0-2025-6982)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-16 20:01 – Updated: 2026-04-22 21:24 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
Title
Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5 and C20 V5
Summary
Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3(
<=
180703)/V4(
<=
250117
)/V5(
<=
200407
), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
4 products
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|---|---|---|---|
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Affected:
0 , ≤ 180703
(date)
|
|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Archer C50 V4 |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 250117
(date)
|
|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Archer C50 V5 |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 200407
(date)
|
|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | Archer C20 V5 |
Affected:
0 , < US_V5_260419
(custom)
Affected: 0 , < EU_V5_260317 (custom) |
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