CVE-2026-30817
TP-Link · published 2026-04-08
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by TPLink via the CVE Program.
An external configuration control vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary files when a malicious configuration file is processed. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the device, potentially exposing sensitive information.This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Modified
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| TP-Link Systems Inc. | AX53 v1.0 | 0 – before 1.7.1 Build 20260213: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax53_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MEDIUM — as published by TPLink (Secondary)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1: 5.7 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2305
Source dates: published 2026-04-08, last changed 2026-07-25. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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