Controller impersonation via hard-coded adoption keys
Published Aug 3, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026
Cryptographic weakness in TP-Link Omada device adoption allows remote attackers to impersonate controllers or managed devices. The protocol uses hard-coded cryptographic keys to establish trust and protect authentication exchanges, permitting forged peers to access protected traffic. Exploitation requires an adjacent-network position and an active adoption exchange; the reported consequence is disclosure of sensitive adoption communications without data modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Cryptographic weakness in TP-Link Omada device adoption allows remote attackers to impersonate controllers or managed devices. The protocol uses hard-coded cryptographic keys to establish trust and protect authentication exchanges, permitting forged peers to access protected traffic. Exploitation requires an adjacent-network position and an active adoption exchange; the reported consequence is disclosure of sensitive adoption communications without data modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-15627
- Published
- Aug 3, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Vendor
- TP-Link Systems Inc.
- Product
- Omada Gateways
- Classifications
- CWE-321, CAPEC-115, T1557
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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