CVE-2017-11519 is a critical vulnerability affecting TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 routers, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to reset the admin password due to a predictable random number generator seed in the passwd_recovery.lua script. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this network-exploitable flaw requires no user interaction and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
160517CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c9_\(2.0\)_firmware:160517:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.