CVE-2026-18167

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

Not scored by EPSS

EPSS percentile

Not scored by EPSS

NVD base score

7.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-04.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-03 22:24Z23 HR AGO

Last updated

2026-09-04 18:25Z3 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-07-28

Assigning CNA

TPLink

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

26a84cbe62ffca7e0f3b10d90fed448234dd6f477db46552d78f91760c2416bf

• www.tp-link.comhttps://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-ax55/v4/#Firmwarepatch
• www.tp-link.comhttps://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5279/vendor-advisory