Description
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.
Affected products
tp-link: archer ax53 firmware; tp-link: archer ax53
References5
- www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/ Vendor Advisory
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/ Third Party Advisory
- www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware Product
- www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware Product
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2305
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.7
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 4.0
-
6.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 30 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-15CWE-610
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