CVE-2026-0834
What it is
Logic vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C20 v5, 6.0, Archer AX53 v1.0 and TL-WR841N v13 (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 C20 v5 <EU_V5_260317 or < US_V5_260419 Archer AX53 v1.0 < V1_251215 TL-WR841N v13 < 0.9.1 Build 20231120 Rel.62366
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-290
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- TP-Link Archer ax53 Firmware 1.0
- TP-Link Archer c20 Firmware 6.0
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.2
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
- https://mattg.systems/posts/cve-2026-0834/
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-c20/v5/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-c20/v6/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-c20/v5/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wr841n/v13/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4905/