CVE-2025-61944
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Heap Overflow in TP-Link Archer AX53 tmpserver Allows Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-02-03

Last updated on: 2026-03-16

Assigner: TPLink

Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 (tmpserver modules) allows authenticated adjacent attackers to cause a segmentation fault or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted network packet containing an excessive number of fields with zero‑length values.This issue affects Archer AX53 v1.0: through 1.3.1 Build 20241120.

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Published
2026-02-03
Last Modified
2026-03-16
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-02-04
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-61944
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206689

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tp-link archer_ax53_firmware 1.0

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CWE ID Description
CWE-122 A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow found in the TP-Link Archer AX53 version 1.0, specifically in the tmpserver modules. It allows an authenticated attacker who is adjacent on the network to send a specially crafted network packet containing an excessive number of fields with zero-length values. This can cause the device to crash with a segmentation fault or potentially allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability includes the possibility of causing the affected device to crash, resulting in denial of service. More severely, it could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device, which may lead to unauthorized control or compromise of the device.

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