8.6

CVE-2025-9961: tp-link systems inc. ax10 v1/v1.2/v2/v2.6/v3/v3.6 Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 8.6v4.0HighDeferred
Published 06-09-2025Last modified 26-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-9961 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tp-link systems inc. ax10 v1/v1.2/v2/v2.6/v3/v3.6. EPSS estimates a 10.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
10.48%
0%100%
Medium · +0.70 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An authenticated attacker may remotely execute arbitrary code via the CWMP binary on the devices AX10 and AX1500. The exploit can only be conducted via a Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attack. This issue affects AX10 V1/V1.2/V2/V2.6/V3/V3.6: before 1.2.1; AX1500 V1/V1.20/V1.26/V1.60/V1.80/V2.60/V3.6: before 1.3.11.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

10.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.70 pp

From 9.78% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
10.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

1 vendor · 2 products

References

4 links