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TI-2018-13836 Aliases CVE-2018-19537GHSA-v9gx-fc3p-gr4x

TP-Link Archer C5 devices through V2_160201_US allow remote command execution via shell…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

TP-Link Archer C5 devices through V2_160201_US allow remote command execution via shell metacharacters on the wan_dyn_hostname line of a configuration file that is encrypted with the 478DA50BF9E3D2CF key and uploaded through the web GUI by using the web admin account. The default password of admin may be used in some cases.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05984 93rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2_160201_usVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_c5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2_160201_us Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_c5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19537
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9gx-fc3p-gr4x

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2015-02672 Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27456 Authentication bypass by spoofing in TP-Link TL-WR841N KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-04112 Out-of-bounds write in TP-Link WR710N CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18081 A password-disclosure issue in the web interface on certain TP-Link devices allows a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-04113 Observable discrepancy in TP-Link WR710N CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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