CVE-2026-15429 (GCVE-0-2026-15429)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 17:04 – Updated: 2026-07-15 03:59
VLAI
Title
Privilege Escalation via Improper Input Sanitization in TP-Link Archer VX1800v
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the HTTP authentication component in Archer VX1800v v1. Improper handling of user-controlled input may allow newline characters to be injected into internally constructed configuration data.  An authenticated user with sufficient privileges may be able to modify account settings and gain elevated administrative privileges.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-93 - Improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ('CRLF injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer VX1800v v1 Affected: 0 , < 0.16.0 2.0.0 v6092.0 Build 260521 RC.7927n (custom)
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Credits
Klamm9
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