CVE-2017-11519

Published: Jul 21, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

passwd_recovery.lua on the TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 allows an attacker to reset the admin password by leveraging a predictable random number generator seed. This is fixed in C9(UN)_V2_170511.

Affected (1)

Products: Tp Link: Archer C9 (2.0) Firmware

Tp Link

1 product

Archer C9 (2.0) Firmware

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tp Link Archer C9 (2.0) Firmware	Version 160517

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Tp Link Archer C9 (2.0)	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-335

Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) but does not correctly manage seeds.

References (4)

http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#Firmware

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#Firmware

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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