Key Exchange without Entity Authentication in Archer AX53 - CVE-2025-62501
Published: March 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124076
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62501
CWE-ID: CWE-322
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the SSH Hostkey misconfiguration issue in the SSH Hostkey functionality. A remote user on the local network can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to obtain device credentials and gain access if captured credentials are reused.
Affected software
Archer AX53
How to mitigate CVE-2025-62501
Install updates from vendor's website.
Archer AX53 - update to 1_260119