CVE-2023-32619

Adjacent command execution via hard-coded login credentials

Published Sep 6, 2023 · Updated Sep 26, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 before 230505 and Archer C55 before 230506 allow remote attackers to execute OS commands. The device login mechanism accepts credentials embedded in the firmware and grants command-execution access to any party that supplies them. Reachability is limited to the adjacent network, requires no previously issued account, and permits arbitrary commands on the device.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in TP-Link Archer C50 before 230505 and Archer C55 before 230506 allow remote attackers to execute OS commands. The device login mechanism accepts credentials embedded in the firmware and grants command-execution access to any party that supplies them. Reachability is limited to the adjacent network, requires no previously issued account, and permits arbitrary commands on the device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32619
Published
Sep 6, 2023
Updated
Sep 26, 2024
Vendor
TP-Link
Product
TP-Link Archer C50 Firmware
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078.001
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <230505

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TP-Link · TP-Link Archer C50 Firmwareversion=0 <230505
TP-Link · TP-Link Archer C55 Firmwareversion=0 <230506
TP-Link · Archer C55version=firmware versions prior to 'Archer C55(JP)_V1_230506'
TP-Link · Archer C50version=firmware versions prior to 'Archer C50(JP)_V3_230505'

Published CVSS scores

8.8JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078.001Default Accounts

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