---
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: 0.00361
epssPercentile: 0.27115
ingestedAt: '2026-07-26T10:11:58.544Z'
---

## Overview

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 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.

## Affected

- `archer_ax53_firmware < 1.7.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `archer_ax53_firmware 1.7.1`