CVE-2025-61983
8.0CVSSHIGH
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 (tmpserver modules) allows authenticated adjacent attackers to cause a segmentation fault or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted network packet containing an excessive number of fields with zero‑length values.This issue affects Archer AX53 v1.0: through 1.3.1 Build 20241120.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAttack VectorAdjacent
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
tp-link technologies co ltd.commercialCNNetworking Infrastructureaka tl-wr841n, tl-wr940n, tl-wr886n
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Privilege Escalation
References
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/
talosintelligence.com
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
tp-link.com
https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
tp-link.com
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Timeline
Published
Feb 3, 2026
Last Updated
Feb 11, 2026
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