Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in TP-Link AX53
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow in the tmpServer module of TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to trigger a segmentation fault and potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted configuration file. Successful exploitation may cause a crash and could allow arbitrary code execution, enabling modification of device state, exposure of sensitive data, or further compromise of device integrity. This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP-Link | AX53 v1.0 | before 1.7.1 Build 20260213 | 1.7.1 Build 20260213 | Patch available | CNA |
- AX53 v1.0 VendorTP-Link Affected before 1.7.1 Build 20260213 Fixed in 1.7.1 Build 20260213 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AX53 v1.0 (TP-Link Systems Inc.) Fixed in 1.7.1 Build 20260213
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
TP-Link Systems AX53 v1.0 — tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-23644 OS Command Injection Vulnerability in OpenVPN Module in TP-Link AX53Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-23647 OS Command Injection Vulnerability in dnsmasq Module in TP-Link AX53Priority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-23646 Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability in dnsmasq Module in TP-Link AX53Priority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-30814
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4qp-mpq3-cw45
References
More TP-Link Archer Ax53 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-00615 Logic Vulnerability on TP-Link Archer C20, Archer AX53 and TL-WR841N v13 CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-23644 OS Command Injection Vulnerability in OpenVPN Module in TP-Link AX53 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-23647 OS Command Injection Vulnerability in dnsmasq Module in TP-Link AX53 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-38874 Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Archer AX53 and AX12 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-14235 Authenticated Command Injection in mcsd Service of TP-Link Archer AX53 CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
- TI-2025-14236 Buffer Overflow in Network Probe Handling Function of TP-Link Archer AX53 + Archer AX55 CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-30814 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-30814 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4qp-mpq3-cw45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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