# CVE-2024-54126: Insufficient Integrity Verification Vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C50

> An attacker with admin access can upload malicious firmware to TP-Link Archer C50 routers due to insufficient signature verification, leading to device compromise.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-222x-w66m-px4x

## What is CVE-2024-54126?

CVE-2024-54126 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C50 Wireless Router, published on 5 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability exists in the TP-Link Archer C50 due to improper signature verification mechanism in the firmware upgrade process at its web interface. An attacker with administrative privileges within the router’s Wi-Fi range could exploit this vulnerability by uploading and executing malicious firmware which could lead to complete compromise of the targeted device.

Weakness: CWE-494 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check), CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54126?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-54126?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54126 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-54126 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-54126 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-54126 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C50 Wireless Router, published on 5 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TP-Link Archer C50 Wireless Router. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54126/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54126/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54126
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54126
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-54126

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54126/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.