High severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-8697
Improper Authentication Rate Limiting on TP-Link's Archer C64
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Due to improper enforcement of authentication rate-limiting on a debug SSH service in Archer C64 v1, the SSH service allows unlimited authentication attempts and uses the same credentials as the web interface. This enables an attacker to brute-force valid credentials via SSH.
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with adjacent network access to obtain administrative credentials through unrestricted authentication attempts and subsequently gain full administrative access to the device, impacting system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Archer C64 v1.0 · TP-Link Systems Inc.
before 1.15.0 Build 250729 Rel.63489n(4555) · source: vendor
AC
Archer C64 Firmware · Tp-link
1.15.0 · source: NVD
