CVE-2020-5797

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware allows an unauthenticated actor, with physical access and network access, to read sensitive files and write to a limited set of files after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	TP-Link Archer C9 A1	Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 21, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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