CVE-2026-0834 (GCVE-0-2026-0834)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 17:14 – Updated: 2026-01-21 20:37
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Title
Logic Vulnerability on TP-Link Archer C20 and Archer AX53
Summary
Logic vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C20 v6.0 and Archer AX53 v1.0 (TDDP module) allows unauthenticated adjacent attackers to execute administrative commands including factory reset and device reboot without credentials. Attackers on the adjacent network can remotely trigger factory resets and reboots without credentials, causing configuration loss and interruption of device availability.This issue affects Archer C20 v6.0 < V6_251031. Archer AX53 v1.0 < V1_251215
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C20 v6.0, Archer AX53 v1.0 Affected: 0 , < V6_251031 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < V1_251215 (custom)
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Matt Graham (mattg.systems)
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