CVE-2026-5039 PUBLISHED

Predictable Default Cryptographic Key Used for DES Encryption in TP-Link TL-WL841N

Assigner: TPLink
Reserved: 27.03.2026 Published: 23.04.2026 Updated: 23.04.2026

TP-Link TL-WR841N v13 uses DES-CBC encryption in the TDDPv2 debug protocol with a cryptographic key derived from default web management credentials, making the key predictable if device is left in default configuration. A network-adjacent attacker can exploit this weakness to gain unauthorized access to the protocol, read debug data, modify certain device configuration values, and trigger device reboot, resulting in loss of integrity and a denial-of-service condition.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.1

Product Status

Vendor TP-Link Systems Inc.
Product TL-WL841N v13
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 0.9.1 Build 20231120 Rel.62366 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-1394 Use of default cryptographic key CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-70 Try Common or Default Usernames and Passwords