What is CVE-2015-3035?

CVE-2015-3035 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C5, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2015-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2015-3035?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-3035 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-3035 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in TP-Link Archer C5

CVE-2015-3035

Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0), TL-WDR3500 (1.0), TL-WDR3600 (1.0), and TL-WDR4300 (1.0) with firmware before 150302, TL-WR740N (5.0) and TL-WR741ND (5.0) with firmware before 150312, and TL-WR841N (9.0), TL-WR841N (10.0), TL-WR841ND (9.0), and TL-WR841ND (10.0) with firmware before 150310 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to login/.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2015-04-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.839 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-16.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.839 · newest: 0.839 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V1.html (Product)
www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C7_V2.html (Product)
www.tp-link.com/en/download/TL-WR740N_V5.html (Product)
www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C5_V1.20.html (Product)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/131378/TP-LINK-Local-File-Disclosure.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.tp-link.com/en/download/TL-WR841N_V9.html (Product)
www.tp-link.com/en/download/TL-WR841ND_V9.html (Product)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/26 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.tp-link.com/en/download/TL-WDR3600_V1.html (Product)
www.tp-link.com/en/download/TL-WDR3500_V1.html (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3035?: CVE-2015-3035 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C5, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2015-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2015-3035?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-3035 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2015-3035 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.