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CVE-2025-6982

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-6982 describes a hard-coded credentials vulnerability in specific versions of TP-Link Archer C50 V3, V4, and V5 routers. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker on the local network to decrypt the router's configuration file (config.xml). Rated with a CVSS score of 6.9 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local network access and authentication, but can lead to high confidentiality impact. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low immediate threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
TP-Link Systems Inc.Archer C20 V5
>= 0, < EU_V5_260317, >= 0, < US_V5_260419CNA affecteddefault unaffected
TP-Link Systems Inc.Archer C50 V3
>= 0, <= 180703CNA affecteddefault unaffected
TP-Link Systems Inc.Archer C50 V4
>= 0, <= 250117CNA affecteddefault unaffected
TP-Link Systems Inc.Archer C50 V5
>= 0, <= 200407CNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

6.9MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
NONE
VS Availability
NONE
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 24 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

watchguardpatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

watchguardllm-watchguard-fdab0e9bbf118a6f

Statement on Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5

References

kb.cert.org / vuls/id/554637
tp-link.com / en/support/download/archer-c20/v5
tp-link.com / us/support/download/archer-c20/v5
tp-link.com / us/support/faq/4538