{"id":"CVE-2026-30817","title":"An external configuration control vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary files when a malicious configuration file is processed","summary":"An external configuration control vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary files when a malicious configuration file is processed.  Successful exploitation may a…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-15","CWE-610"],"vendor":"tp-link","product":"archer_ax53_firmware","affected":["archer_ax53_firmware < 1.7.1"],"patched":["archer_ax53_firmware 1.7.1"],"published":"2026-04-08","updated":"2026-07-25","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30817","references":[{"url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/","label":"f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630"},{"url":"https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware","label":"f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630"},{"url":"https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware","label":"f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630"},{"url":"https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/","label":"f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630"},{"url":"https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2305","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00343,"epssPercentile":0.27874,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-26T10:11:58.544Z","slug":"CVE-2026-30817","body":"## Overview\n\nAn external configuration control vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary files 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `archer_ax53_firmware < 1.7.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `archer_ax53_firmware 1.7.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":31,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":31.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}