CVE-2026-0834

Logic Vulnerability on TP-Link Archer C20, Archer AX53 and TL-WR841N v13

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 21, 2026 at 05:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorArcher AX53 FirmwareArcher C20TL-WR841N

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Logic vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C20 v6.0 and Archer AX53 v1.0 (TDDP module) allows unauthenticated adjacent attackers to execute administrative commands including factory reset and device reboot without credentials. Attackers on the adjacent network can remotely trigger factory resets and reboots without credentials, causing configuration loss and interruption of device availability.This issue affects Archer C20 v6.0 < V6_251031. Archer AX53 v1.0 < V1_251215

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

tp-link-archer-ax53 (same device)
v < EU_V5_260317v < US_V5_260419v < V1_251215v < V6_2510316.0
Affected range stops below EU_V5_260317, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below US_V5_260419, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V1_251215, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V6_251031, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V1_251215v < V6_251031
Affected range stops below V1_251215, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V6_251031, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.9.1 Build 20231120 Rel.62366
Affected range stops below 0.9.1 Build 20231120 Rel.62366, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-290

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