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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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CVE-2026-12001 Detail

Description

A hardcoded credential vulnerability exists in the firmware of multiple TP-Link routers (TL-WR845N v4, TL-WR850N v3, Archer C20 v6 & Archer MR200 v5).  Authentication-related credential material is embedded within a password file in the firmware image and may be recovered through firmware analysis. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized access to privileged functions on affected devices.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  TPLink
CVSS-B 5.2 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-c20/v6/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-mr200/v5/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr845n/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/archer-c20/v6/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/archer-mr200/v5/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/tl-wr845n/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/tl-wr850n/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-c20/v6/#Firmware TPLink
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5210/ TPLink

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials TPLink  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-12001
NVD Published Date:
07/27/2026
NVD Last Modified:
07/27/2026
Source:
TPLink