TP-Link AX53 up to 1.7.0 OpenVPN external control of setting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-Link AX53 up to 1.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component OpenVPN Module. Such manipulation leads to external control of setting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-30816. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in TP-Link AX53 up to 1.7.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component OpenVPN Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a external control of setting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-15. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An external control of configuration vulnerability in the OpenVPN module of TP-Link AX53 v1.0 allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to read arbitrary file when a malicious configuration file is processed.  Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the device, potentially exposing sensitive information.This issue affects AX53 v1.0: before 1.7.1 Build 20260213.

The advisory is shared for download at tp-link.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-30816 since 03/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.7.1 Build 20260213 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: External control of setting
CWE: CWE-15
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AX53 1.7.1 Build 20260213

Timelineinfo

03/05/2026 CVE reserved
04/08/2026 +33 days Advisory disclosed
04/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: tp-link.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-30816 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-30816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356348

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2026 20:57
Changes: 04/08/2026 20:57 (66)
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Cache ID: 216:2E0:103

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