{"cve":"CVE-2026-18330","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-03T23:17:19.400","modified":"2026-10-27T18:17:37.207","status":"Deferred","description":"A hard-coded\ncryptographic key vulnerability exists in TP-Link RE305 V3 and Archer C7 V5.\nThe same RSA-1024 private key is stored within firmware configuration files and\nreused across devices. An attacker who obtains the private key and captures an\nHTTP Web UI login session may use the key to decrypt the administrator\npassword. \n\n\n\n\n\nSuccessful\nexploitation may disclose the administrator password captured from an HTTP\nlogin session and compromise session confidentiality.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.1},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-321"],"references":["https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-c7/v5/#Firmware","https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/re305/v3/#Firmware","https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-c7/v5/#Firmware","https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/re305/v3/#Firmware","https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5362/"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-27T18:39:43.087796372+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-18330","score":0.00258,"percentile":0.17427,"date":"2026-10-27"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}