CVE-2025-6982 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-6982: Hardcoded DES Decryption Keys in TP-Link Archer C50 V3/V4/V5 and C20 V5

Vendor Tp-Link Systems Inc.
Product Archer C50 V3
Weakness CWE-798 · Hardcoded credentials
Published July 16, 2025
Last update April 22, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2025 CVE published
April 22, 2026 Record updated