# CVE-2025-15035: Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AXE75

> An authenticated adjacent attacker can delete arbitrary files on TP-Link Archer AXE75 routers, causing service interruption or system degradation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/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:** 9 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gq6h-g93p-6wqx

## What is CVE-2025-15035?

CVE-2025-15035 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer AXE75 v1.6, published on 9 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AXE75 v1.6 (vpn modules) allows an authenticated adjacent attacker to delete arbitrary server file, leading to possible loss of critical system files and service interruption or degraded functionality.This issue affects Archer AXE75 v1.6: ≤ build 20250107.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15035?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tp-Link Archer Axe75 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-15035?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15035 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-15035 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer AXE75 v1.6

- [CVE-2026-9044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9044/): Command Injection Vulnerability in OpenVPN of TP-Link Archer AXE75 (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2025-15568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15568/): Command Injection Vulnerability on TP-Link Archer AXE75 (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-15035 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-15035 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer AXE75 v1.6, published on 9 Jan 2026. 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-2025-15035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TP-Link Systems Inc. Archer AXE75 v1.6. 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-2025-15035/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15035/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15035
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15035
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-15035

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15035/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.