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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-19537 · published 26 November 2018

CVE-2018-19537: Tp-link archer c5 firmware unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Tp Link · Archer C5 Firmware

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.

7.2 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 6.0% · top 6.9% CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
7.2CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 9.0
6.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/JackDoan/TP-Link-ArcherC5-RCE ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/JackDoan/TP-Link-ArcherC5-RCE ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-19537), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.