Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in TP-Link Archer C5 Web Management Interface

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-8699
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerTPLink
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-02 17:17:03 UTC
Updated2026-07-02 18:16:49 UTC
DescriptionA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the web-based management interface of Archer C5 v6.8 routers, due to insufficient server-side validation and lack of proper output encoding of user-controlled input in a certain field.  An attacker with administrative privileges can inject crafted HTML or JS payloads into the affected field. The payload is stored and later executed when the affected page is rendered in an administrator's browser.Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary JavaScript in an admin's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking and unauthorized access to router configuration, possibly resulting in exposure of sensitive data and modification of device settings. The vulnerability affects ISP-managed firmware variants of the product. Remediation is coordinated through service providers.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7 HIGH from f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630Secondary7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer C5 V6.8 affected 0.2.0 3.0.0 v6063.0 Build 260331 Rel.37416n custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq/5165 f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630 www.tp-link.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jithin Nambiar J (en)

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