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Public proof of concept

CVE-2018-19537

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-11-26
  • WeaknessCWE-434

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Description

TP-Link Archer C5 devices through V2_160201_US allow remote command execution via shell metacharacters on the wan_dyn_hostname line of a configuration file that is encrypted with the 478DA50BF9E3D2CF key and uploaded through the web GUI by using the web admin account. The default password of admin may be used in some cases.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-11-2603:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Tp-link archer c5 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≤ 2_160201_usno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedJackDoan/TP-Link-ArcherC5-RCE
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.2read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-434read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score6.0 %2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-11-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19537?

TP-Link Archer C5 devices through V2_160201_US allow remote command execution via shell metacharacters on the wan_dyn_hostname line of a configuration file that is encrypted with the 478DA50BF9E3D2CF key and uploaded through the web GUI by using the web admin account. The default password of admin may be used in some cases.

Is CVE-2018-19537 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-19537 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.0% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19537?

CVE-2018-19537 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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