CVE-2025-9961
Authenticated RCE by CWMP binary
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Sep 6, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 3, 2025
Description
An authenticated attacker may remotely execute arbitrary code via the CWMP binary on the devices AX10 and AX1500.
The exploit can only be conducted via a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack.
This issue affects AX10 V1/V1.2/V2/V2.6/V3/V3.6: before 1.2.1; AX1500 V1/V1.20/V1.26/V1.60/V1.80/V2.60/V3.6: before 1.3.11.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | TPLink |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
AX10 V1/V1.2/V2/V2.6/V3/V3.6TP-Link Systems Inc. |
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AX1500 V1/V1.20/V1.26/V1.60/V1.80/V2.60/V3.6TP-Link Systems Inc. |
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References
- https://blog.byteray.co.uk/zero-day-alert-automated-discovery-of-critical-cwmp-stack-overflow-in-tp-link-routers-0bc495a08679
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4647/vendor-advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax10/patch
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax1500/patch
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