High severity · published Feb 3, 2026
CVE-2025-61944
Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX53
8.0
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 (tmpserver modules) allows authenticated adjacent attackers to cause a segmentation fault or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted network packet containing an excessive number of fields with zero‑length values.This issue affects Archer AX53 v1.0: through 1.3.1 Build 20241120.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Archer AX53 v1.0 · TP-Link Systems Inc.
through 1.3.1 Build 20241120 · source: vendor
AA
Archer Ax53 Firmware · Tp-link
1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61944
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61944
Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/
Product
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
Product
https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4943/
www.talosintelligence.com
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2288
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