CVE-2026-89052

medium

Description

A hardcoded cryptographic key management vulnerability exists in Archer C6 due to the use of a universal cryptographic key shared across devices. An attacker who obtains an encrypted configuration file or other protected credential data can recover plaintext credentials. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, including administrative credentials.

References

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5356/

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-c6/v2/#Firmware

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-107666

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-21

Updated: 2026-10-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00238