---
id: CVE-2025-9961
title: "An authenticated attacker may remotely execute arbitrary code via the CWMP binary on the devices AX10 and AX1500.\_\n\nThe exploit can only be conducted via a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack.\_\n\nThis issue affects AX10 V1/V1.2/V2/V2.6/V3/V3.…"
summary: "An authenticated attacker may remotely execute arbitrary code via the CWMP binary on the devices AX10 and AX1500.\_\n\nThe exploit can only be conducted via a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack.\_\n\nThis issue affects AX10 V1/V1.2/V2/V2.6/V3/V3.…"
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-120
published: '2025-09-06'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T00:10:00.127'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9961'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://blog.byteray.co.uk/zero-day-alert-automated-discovery-of-critical-cwmp-stack-overflow-in-tp-link-routers-0bc495a08679
    label: f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
  - url: 'https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax10/'
    label: f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
  - url: 'https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax1500/'
    label: f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
  - url: 'https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4647/'
    label: f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.09984
epssPercentile: 0.95449
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/yt2w/CVE-2025-9961'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-27T10:33:35.683Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T00:22:39.909Z'
---

## Overview

An authenticated attacker may remotely execute arbitrary code via the CWMP binary on the devices AX10 and AX1500. 

The exploit can only be conducted via a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack. 

This issue affects AX10 V1/V1.2/V2/V2.6/V3/V3.6: before 1.2.1; AX1500 V1/V1.20/V1.26/V1.60/V1.80/V2.60/V3.6: before 1.3.11.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.