CVE-2025-15541 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper link resolution in the VX800v v1.0 SFTP service allows authenticated adjacent attackers to use crafted symbolic links to access system files, resulting in high confidentiality impact and limited integrity risk.

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tp-link.com/de/support/download/vx800v/#Firmware
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4930/

History

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper link resolution in the VX800v v1.0 SFTP service allows authenticated adjacent attackers to use crafted symbolic links to access system files, resulting in high confidentiality impact and limited integrity risk.
Title		Access to System Files via SFTP on TP-Link VX800v
Weaknesses		CWE-59
References		https://www.tp-link.com/de/support/download/vx800v/#Firmware https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4930/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TPLink

Published: 2026-01-29T18:05:57.407Z

Updated: 2026-01-29T20:37:28.996Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T21:50:41.239Z

Link: CVE-2025-15541

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-29T20:37:22.145Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-29T19:16:11.143

Modified: 2026-01-29T19:16:11.143

Link: CVE-2025-15541

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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