TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 up to 1.3.1 heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 up to 1.3.1. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-59482. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-Link Archer AX53 v1.0 up to 1.3.1. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 a field whose length exceeds the maximum expected value.This issue affects Archer AX53 v1.0: through 1.3.1 Build 20241120.

The weakness was disclosed by Lilith >_>. The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-59482 since 10/20/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/16/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• TP-Link

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• Archer AX53 v1.0

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• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.tp-link.com/

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