Description
Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C7 v5 and v5.8 (uhttpd modules) allows Password Recovery Exploitation. The web interface encrypts the admin password client-side using RSA-1024 before sending it to the router during login. An adjacent attacker with the ability to intercept network traffic could potentially perform a brute-force or factorization attack against the 1024-bit RSA key to recover the plaintext administrator password, leading to unauthorized access and compromise of the device configuration. This issue affects Archer C7: through Build 20220715.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
0.6%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-326
Status
published
Products (3)
tp-link/archer_c7_firmware
tp-link/archer_c7_firmware
< 1.2.1
TP-Link Systems Inc./Archer C7 v5 and v5.8
< Build 20220715
Published
Apr 16, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 16, 2026