CVE-2025-6982

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-c20/v5/#Firmware
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-c20/v5/#Firmware
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4538/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554637

Configurations

No configuration.

History

22 Apr 2026, 22:16

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Summary	~~(en) Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.~~	(en) 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.

03 Nov 2025, 20:19

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References		() https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554637 -

17 Jul 2025, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El uso de credenciales codificadas en TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), permite a los atacantes descifrar los archivos config.xml.

16 Jul 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-07-16 20:15

Updated : 2026-04-22 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-6982

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6982

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6982

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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