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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-6982

Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the conf

Published Jul 16, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 22, 2026 · TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C50 V4

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-2025-6982. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C50 V4 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.28%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C50 V4 0 ≤250117

Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.

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  • vendor TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C50 V4 0 ≤2501170 ≤250117

How to fix CVE-2025-6982

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-2025-6982. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C50 V4 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C50 V4 0 ≤250117 0 ≤250117. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.

  2. Apr 22, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-6982

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-6982

    30-day exploitation probability 0.28%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-21738

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 V3( <= 180703)/V4( <= 250117 )/V5( <= 200407 ), and C20 V5 (<US_V5_260419 or <EU_V5_260317) allows attackers to decrypt the config.xml files.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

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 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026