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Status published
Medium
CVE-2025-6982
Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5 and C20 V5
Vulnerability Description
Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
TP-Link Systems Inc.
View all reports →Affected Software
Archer C50 V3, Archer C50 V4, Archer C50 V5, Archer C20 V5
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 16th, 2025
Last Modified:
April 22nd, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026