TI-2017-08517 Aliases CVE-2017-11519 GHSA-frjm-wvvg-4gw5

passwd_recovery.lua on the TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 allows an attacker to reset…

MEDIUM 48CWE-335Published 2017-07-21 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

passwd_recovery.lua on the TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 allows an attacker to reset the admin password by leveraging a predictable random number generator seed. This is fixed in C9(UN)_V2_170511.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03051 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c9_\(2.0\)_firmware:160517:::::::*	160517	Vulnerable	TP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_c9_\(2.0\):-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	TP-Link

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c9_\(2.0\)_firmware:160517:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 160517 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_c9_\(2.0\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11519
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frjm-wvvg-4gw5

References

Exploit 1

https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.html

Advisory 1

http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#Firmware

Sources

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