CVE-2017-11519

moderate-risk
Published 2017-07-21

passwd_recovery.lua on the TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 allows an attacker to reset the admin password by leveraging a predictable random number generator seed. This is fixed in C9(UN)_V2_170511.

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13.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Tp-Link

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#Firmware
Exploit https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#Firmware
Exploit https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal