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GHSA-884R-QM45-3J9G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-07-27 21:31

Details

A hardcoded credential vulnerability exists in the firmware of multiple TP-Link routers (TL-WR845N v4, TL-WR850N v3, Archer C20 v6 & Archer MR200 v5). Authentication-related credential material is embedded within a password file in the firmware image and may be recovered through firmware analysis.

Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized access to privileged functions on affected devices.

Severity

5.2 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-12001 (GCVE-0-2026-12001)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-27 20:08 – Updated: 2026-07-28 20:49

Title

Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability in Multiple TP-Link Router Models

Summary

Severity

5.2 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Assigner

TPLink

References

9 references

URL	Tags
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/arche…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/arche…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/arche…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/arche…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/arche…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/tl-wr…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/tl-wr…	patch
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5210/	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
TP-Link Systems Inc.	TL-WR850N v3	Affected: 0 , < TL-WR850N(IN)_V3.48_3.16.0 Build 260422_2048 (custom)
TP-Link Systems Inc.	Archer C20 v6	Affected: 0 , < Archer C20(US)_V6_250630 (custom)
TP Link Systems Inc.	TL-WR845N v4	Affected: 0 , < TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_250401 (custom)
TP-Link Systems Inc.	Archer MR200 v5	Affected: 0 , < Archer MR200(EU)_V5.20_1.3.0 Build 260319 (custom)

Credits

Carlos Trujillo Swaroop Dora, Akash Singh, Parth Chaurasia, Devel Lunkad, Ashutosh Kumar and S.Venkatesan , IoT Security Lab, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad

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GHSA-884R-QM45-3J9G

CVE-2026-12001 (GCVE-0-2026-12001)

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