CVE-2026-0834
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS: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/M
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-290
- Affected
- tp-link/archer ax53 firmware · tp-link/archer c20 firmware
- Source
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
References
- https://mattg.systems/posts/cve-2026-0834/Permissions Required
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#FirmwareProduct
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-c20/v5/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-c20/v6/#FirmwareProduct
- 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/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.