CVE-2015-3035
High 7.5 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- TP-Link Multiple Archer Devices Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0), TL-WDR3500 (1.0), TL-WDR3600 (1.0), and TL-WDR4300 (1.0) with firmware before 150302, TL-WR740N (5.0) and TL-WR741ND (5.0) with firmware before 150312, and TL-WR841N (9.0), TL-WR841N (10.0), TL-WR841ND (9.0), and TL-WR841ND (10.0) with firmware before 150310 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to login/.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 84% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
Affected products
tp-link: tl-wr741nd firmware; tp-link: tl-wr741nd; tp-link: tl-wr841n firmware; tp-link: tl-wr841n; tp-link: tl-wr740n firmware; tp-link: tl-wr740n; tp-link: archer c5 firmware; tp-link: archer c5; tp-link: tl-wdr3600 firmware; tp-link: tl-wdr3600; tp-link: archer c7 firmware; tp-link: archer c7; tp-link: tl-wr841nd firmware; tp-link: tl-wr841nd; tp-link: archer c9 firmware
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131378/TP-LINK-Local-File-Disclosure.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/26 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150410… ExploitNot Applicable
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131378/TP-LINK-Local-File-Disclosure.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/26 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150410… ExploitNot Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535240/100/0/threaded Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74050 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C5_V1.20.html#Firmware Product
- http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C7_V2.html#Firmware Product