CVE-2025-6982 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Tp-link	Archer C50 V3 Archer C50 V4 Archer C50 V5

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4538/

History

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.
Title		Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5
Weaknesses		CWE-798
References		https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4538/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TPLink

Published: 2025-07-16T20:01:41.382Z

Updated: 2025-07-18T14:20:32.075Z

Reserved: 2025-07-01T20:09:03.975Z

Link: CVE-2025-6982

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-18T14:20:29.062Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-16T20:15:26.017

Modified: 2025-07-17T21:15:50.197

Link: CVE-2025-6982

Redhat

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