TP-Link Archer AX72 Web Management Interface information exposure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-Link Archer AX72. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Management Interface. Such manipulation leads to information exposure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-5511. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-Link Archer AX72 (version now known). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-209. The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the web management interface of Archer AX72 (SG) v1, the network diagnostic feature improperly handles invalid user input, resulting in limited exposure of diagnostic command usage information.  An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this issue to confirm the presence of the diagnostic utility and view its valid command-line syntax and options.  The exposed information is limited in scope and does not include sensitive system data.

The weakness was released by George Chen. The advisory is available at tp-link.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-5511 since 04/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information exposure
CWE: CWE-209 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/03/2026 CVE reserved
05/19/2026 +46 days Advisory disclosed
05/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: tp-link.com
Researcher: George Chen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-5511 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5511
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364706

Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2026 22:41
Changes: 05/19/2026 22:41 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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