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CVE-2026-30817

An external configuration control vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adj

An external configuration control vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary files when a malicious configuration file is processed. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the device, potentially exposing sensitive information.This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.7 EPSS 0.0003
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Weakness Classification

CWE-15External Control of System or Configuration Setting
CWE-610Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
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Affected Products & Versions

1
tp-link archer ax53 firmware< 1.7.1
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Scoring & Timeline

5.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD08 Apr 2026 · 07:25 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/Third Party Advisory
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#FirmwareProduct
https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#FirmwareProduct
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/Vendor Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2305
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