CVE-2025-15605
Hardcoded Cryptographic Key in Configuration Encryption Mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600
A hardcoded cryptographic key within the configuration mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600 enables decryption and re-encryption of device configuration data. An authenticated attacker may decrypt configuration files, modify them, and re-encrypt them, affecting the confidentiality and integrity of device configuration data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Hardcoded Cryptographic Key in Configuration Encryption Mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600
A hardcoded cryptographic key within the configuration mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600 enables decryption and re-encryption of device configuration data. An authenticated attacker may decrypt configuration files, modify them, and re-encrypt them, affecting the confidentiality and integrity of device configuration data.
- Record
CVE-2025-15605- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-208943
A hardcoded cryptographic key within the configuration mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600 enables decryption and re-encryption of device configuration data. An authenticated attacker may decrypt configuration files, modify them, and re-encrypt them, affecting the confidentiality and integrity of device configuration data.
- Record
EUVD-2025-208943- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46q8-mxmv-wf7q
A hardcoded cryptographic key within the configuration mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210,...
A hardcoded cryptographic key within the configuration mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600 enables decryption and re-encryption of device configuration data. An authenticated attacker may decrypt configuration files, modify them, and re-encrypt them, affecting the confidentiality and integrity of device configuration data.
- Record
GHSA-46q8-mxmv-wf7q- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-321, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A hardcoded cryptographic key within the configuration mechanism on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600 enables decryption and re-encryption of device configuration data. An authenticated attacker may decrypt configuration files, modify them, and re-encrypt them, affecting the confidentiality and integrity of device configuration data.
- Record
CVE-2025-15605- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-321, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- tp-link archer nx200 firmware
- tp-link archer nx210 firmware
- tp-link archer nx500 firmware
- tp-link archer nx600 firmware
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx200 v1.0
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx200 v2.0
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx200 v2.20
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx200 v3.0
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx210 v2.0 v2.20
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx210 v3.0
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx500 v1.0
- tp-link systems inc. archer nx500 v2.0
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-15605 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Tp-link Archer Nx200 Firmware, published March 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.