Hard-Coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability in TP-Link Networking Products

CVE-2026-102812

What is CVE-2026-102812?

A hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability has been identified in the user-configuration backup mechanism of certain TP-Link networking devices. This issue allows an attacker with access to an affected configuration backup file to extract a fixed AES-128 key and initialization vector embedded in the firmware. Consequently, sensitive information such as administrator passwords and Wi-Fi credentials contained within the backup could potentially be decrypted and accessed. This poses a significant risk to network security and user privacy.

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