Statement on Authenticated RCE by CWMP binary (CVE-2025-9961)

Vulnerability Description:

An authenticated attacker may remotely execute arbitrary code via the CWMP binary on the devices AX10 and AX1500 series.

Impact:

This flaw will impact CWMP function, it is disabled by default.

The exploit can only be conducted via a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack.

AX10 V1/V1.2/V2/V2.6/V3/V3.6:

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax10/#Firmware

AX1500 V1/V1.20/V1.26/V1.60/V1.80/V2.60/V3.6

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax1500/#Firmware

CVSS v4.0 Score: 8.6 / High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products/Versions and Fixes:

Recommendation(s):

We strongly recommended that users with the affected device(s) take the following action(s):

1. Update to the latest firmware to fix the vulnerabilities.

Disclaimer:

If you do not take the recommended action(s) stated above, this vulnerability concern will remain. TP-Link cannot bear any responsibility for the consequences that could have been avoided by following the recommended action(s) in this statement.