CVE-2020-5797: TP-Link Archer c9 Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• TP-Link Archer c9 Firmware: version 180125 only

Published 2020-11-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.