CVE-2025-15628

Communication interception via shared embedded certificates

Published Aug 3, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026

Use of shared embedded certificates in TP-Link Omada devices allows attackers to impersonate trusted peers and intercept communications. The controller-to-device trust mechanism embeds the same certificates across deployments and accepts them as proof of a trusted controller or managed device. Exploitation requires possession of the embedded certificate material and an adjacent network position; the documented consequence is intercepted communications.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use of shared embedded certificates in TP-Link Omada devices allows attackers to impersonate trusted peers and intercept communications. The controller-to-device trust mechanism embeds the same certificates across deployments and accepts them as proof of a trusted controller or managed device. Exploitation requires possession of the embedded certificate material and an adjacent network position; the documented consequence is intercepted communications.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-15628
Published
Aug 3, 2026
Updated
Aug 3, 2026
Vendor
TP-Link Systems Inc.
Product
Omada Gateways
Classifications
CWE-798, CAPEC-191, T1557
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TP-Link Systems Inc. · Omada Gatewaysversion=0
TP-Link Systems Inc. · Omada OLTsversion=0
TP-Link Systems Inc. · Omada Access Pointsversion=0
TP-Link Systems Inc. · Omada Switchesversion=0

Published CVSS scores

8.2TP-Link Systems Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

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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
CAPEC-191Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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