CVE-2025-6982
Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5 and C20 V5
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.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5 and C20 V5
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6982- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-21738
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-21738- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j4q-7r76-c92w
Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( ...
Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3(
<=
180703)/V4(
<=
250117
)/V5(
<=
200407
), allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.
- Record
GHSA-5j4q-7r76-c92w- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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 - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6982- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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 - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2025-6982 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Tp-link System Inc. Archer C50 V3, published July 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.