FKIE_CVE-2025-15545

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-29 18:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:37
Severity
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The backup restore function does not properly validate unexpected or unrecognized tags within the backup file. When such a crafted file is restored, the injected tag is interpreted by a shell, allowing execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to gain root-level command execution, compromising confidentiality, integrity and availability.
References
f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630https://nico-security.com/posts/cve-2025-15545Exploit, Third Party Advisory
f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/re605x/v3/#FirmwareProduct
f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/re605x/v3/#FirmwareProduct
f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4929/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tp-link archer_re605x_firmware *
tp-link archer_re605x 3.0
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