CVE-2026-5363

Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C7 v5 and v5.8 (uhttpd modules) allows Password Recovery Exploitation. The web interface encrypts the admin password client-side using RSA-1024 before sending it to the router during login. An adjacent attacker with the ability to intercept network traffic could potentially perform a brute-force or factorization attack against the 1024-bit RSA key to recover the plaintext administrator password, leading to unauthorized access and compromise of the device configuration. This issue affects Archer C7: through Build 20220715.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/3562/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Apr 2026, 00:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-16 00:16

Updated : 2026-04-17 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-5363

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5363

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5363

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-326

Inadequate Encryption Strength

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