CVE-2026-30816

MEDIUM6.8

Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability in OpenVPN Module in TP-Link AX53

Published Apr 8, 2026

Modified 3 weeks ago

Details

An external control of configuration vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary file when a malicious configuration file is processed. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the device, potentially exposing sensitive information.This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.

References

ADVISORY

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-30816

FIX

https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware

FIX

https://www.tp-link.com/my/support/download/archer-ax53/v1/#Firmware

ADVISORY

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5055/

CVSS Analysis