CVE-2025-62501

SSH Hostkey misconfiguration vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 (tmpserver modules) allows attackers to obtain device credentials through a specially crafted man‑in‑the‑middle (MITM) attack. This could enable unauthorized access if captured credentials are reused.This issue affects Archer AX53 v1.0: through 1.3.1 Build 20241120.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware	Product
https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware	Product
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4943/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2291

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax53_firmware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_ax53:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-03 19:16

Updated : 2026-03-16 18:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-62501

Mitre link : CVE-2025-62501

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-62501

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tp-link

archer_ax53_firmware
archer_ax53

CWE

CWE-322

Key Exchange without Entity Authentication

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