CVE-2017-11519

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: July 21, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

passwd_recovery.lua on the TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 allows an attacker to reset the admin password by leveraging a predictable random number generator seed. This is fixed in C9(UN)_V2_170511.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#Firmware

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#Firmware

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

3.1%

86th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-335

Affected Vendors

tp-link

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