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CVE-2020-5797 (GCVE-0-2020-5797)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-21 05:32 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:39
VLAI
Summary
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware allows an unauthenticated actor, with physical access and network access, to read sensitive files and write to a limited set of files after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a TP-Link Archer C9 A1 Affected: Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware
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