Medium 6.8Published Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2026-30816Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability in OpenVPN Module in TP-Link AX53

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 8:50 AM ET)

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An external control of configuration vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary file when a malicious configuration file is processed. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the device, potentially exposing sensitive information.This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.

CVSS: 6.8 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-15
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: TPLink
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: May 7, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

TP-Link Systems Inc. AX53 v1.0 tp_link_systems:ax53_v1.0 (from the name)	before 1.7.1 Build 20260213	CNA record
tp-link archer_ax53_firmware tp-link:archer_ax53_firmware	through 1.7.1	NVD

References

References

https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware	patch, product
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware	patch, product
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/	third-party-advisory
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/	vendor-advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2304

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