CVE-2026-30816
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2304
CWEs
CWE-15 CWE-610
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.