Vulnerability · CVE-2025-62501
SSH Hostkey misconfiguration vulnerability in Archer AX53 and Archer BE3600 (tmpserver modules) allows attackers to obtain device credentials through a specially craft…
Published Feb 3, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · archer ax53 firmware
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-62501. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of archer ax53 firmware is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.55%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe tp-link/archer ax53 firmware
SSH Hostkey misconfiguration vulnerability in Archer AX53 and Archer BE3600 (tmpserver modules) allows attackers to obtain device credentials through a specially crafted man‑in‑the‑middle (MITM) attack. This could enable unauthorized access if captured credentials are reused.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe tp-link/archer ax53 firmware1.0
How to fix CVE-2025-62501
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 1.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-62501. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of archer ax53 firmware is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with tp-link/archer ax53 firmware 1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-322. EPSS 0.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 3, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
SSH Hostkey misconfiguration vulnerability in Archer AX53 and Archer BE3600 (tmpserver modules) allows attackers to obtain device credentials through a specially crafted man‑in‑the‑middle (MITM) attack. This could enable unauthorized access if captured credentials are reused.
Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
SSH Hostkey misconfiguration vulnerability in Archer AX53 and Archer BE3600 (tmpserver modules) allows attackers to obtain device credentials through a specially crafted man‑in‑the‑middle (MITM) attack. This could enable unauthorized access if captured credentials are reused.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-62501
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-62501
30-day exploitation probability 0.55%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-62501
SSH Hostkey misconfiguration vulnerability in Archer AX53 and Archer BE3600 (tmpserver modules) allows attackers to obtain device credentials through a specially crafted man‑in‑the‑middle (MITM) attack. This could enable unauthorized access if captured credentials are reused.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 21, 2026