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TP-Link

Archer AX1500 v1.2

Gone quiet well evidenced

no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record

389 days since the last release against a median gap of 112 (3.5x)

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Last firmware
5 September 2025 (1 year ago)
Releases seen
14
Update rhythm
about every 4 months
Support observed
≥5 years
Vendor's promise
no support period we can evaluate
Patch latency
not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Which one do I have?

TP-Link ships this model in more than one hardware revision, and they do not share firmware. The revision is printed on the label on the underside, usually after the model — Ver 1.0, V4.6. Getting it wrong is the easiest way to read the wrong answer here.

Firmware history

  1. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.20_250828 5 September 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.25 
    New Features/Enhancements: Added support for VPN kill switch feature. Bug Fixes: Enhanced system stability and security.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.20_1.3.11 Build 20250325 16 May 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.43 
    New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved system stability and security. Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that some wireless devices can not connect to WiFi in some scenarios. 2. Fixed the bug that the Dynamic DNS function does not work normally in some scenarios.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.20_1.3.10 Build 20240130 17 April 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57 
    New Features/Enhancements 1. Optimized the EasyMesh feature; 2. Improved the system security. Bug Fixes: 1. Fix various network connectivity bugs; 2. Fix several wireless-related bugs; 3. Fix some display-related bugs on the web interface; 4. Fix the bug that the TR-069 connection would be interrupted when port forwarding was enabled; 5. Fix the bug that AP isolation was not functioning; 6. Fix the bug that the router was unable to send system logs when using Microsoft Outlook.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.20_1.3.9 Build 20230728 16 August 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49 
    Note: 1. Enhanced system stability; 2. Fixed some bugs related to the multicast; 3. Fixed the 2.4G wireless compatibility issue with Samsung M2880FW Printer.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.20_1.3.8 Build 20230619 21 July 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Added support for EasyMesh with ethernet backhaul; 2. Fixed the bug that PPPoE v6 cannot dial; 3. Enhance device security.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.20_1.3.4 Build 20230220 3 April 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57 
    Enhancement: Enhanced stability on the LAN side Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug related to MLDv2 2. Fixed the bug that IPTV can't work in some cases. 3. Fixed the bug that IGMP messages are not forwarded correctly in some cases. 4. Fixed the bug that the device can't play video in some IGMP settings

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_220401 16 May 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.47 
    New Features: 1. Added support for Agile Config feature; 2. Added support for TR-069 feature.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_220117 29 January 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.62 
    Enhancement: 1.Optimized VPN Server feature; 2.Changed the dropbear port; 3.Updated openssl version; 4.Improved the stability of OneMesh feature. Bug Fixed: 1.Fixed the bugs on the Web UI; 2.Fixed the bugs related to dnsmasq; 3.Fixed the bug that the router can't get WAN IP in some cases; 4.Fixed the bug related to DMZ; 5.Fixed the bugs related to AP mode; 6.Fixed the bug that QoS can't work in some cases; 7.Fixed the bugs on Tether App; 8.Fixed WPA3-SAE DOS attack vulnerabilities; 9.Fixed the bugs related to WPS; 10.Fixed the GDPR Encryption vulnerabilities; 11.Fixed the bug that the router has unstable Internet connection in some cases; 12.Refused HTTP/0.9 request and fixed an HTTP downgrade attack vulnerability; 13.Fixed a replay attack vulnerability; 14.Fixed an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_210513 14 July 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.63 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added OneMesh feature; 2. Updated IPTV profile; 3. Added QoS Schedule feature; 4. Optimized the Parent Control feature; 5. Increased the maximum wireless clients of single-band network from 64 to 128; Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the FragAttacks vulnerabilities; 2. Fixed the bug that the Client List can't display or display incompletely in some cases; 3. Fixed the bug that the PPTP VPN server function can't be enabled and the account cannot be deleted in some cases; 4. Fixed the bug that the router can't save system log under AP mode; 5. Fixed uHTTPd Directory Traversal vulnerability; 6. Fixed the bug that the router can't support TKIP encryption under 11ax only mode;

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_201230 15 March 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.44 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimized the channel switching algorithm in different countries when the channel is selected as "Auto". Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that keywords cannot be added to the filter content in the parental control profile.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_201116 3 December 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.58 
    Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug of slow 2.4G download speed under some circumstances; 2. Fixed the bug that devices connected to the same Wi-Fi cannot communicate with each other sometimes; 3. Fixed the bug that Wireless Schedule and Bed Time do not take effect as set; 4. Fixed the bug of not being able to access the Internet via IPv6 on specific circumstances. New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added Smart Connect Function in AP mode; 2. Enhanced the security of the Web interface.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  12. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_200908 28 October 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.59 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added WPA3 feature; 2. Added Alexa Smart Home SKill; 3. Added OFDMA option on the Web interface 4.Hidden the switch of MU-MIMO( This function is turned on by default) Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that sometimes the LAN PC will fail to get access to the Web interface by DDNS address; 2. Fixed the compatibility problems with Archer T4U v1; 3. Fixed the incorrect display of connected clients on AP mode; 4. Fixed the bug that unable to play multicast video on AP mode.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  13. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_200706 24 July 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30 
    Released

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  14. Archer AX1500(US)_V1.2_200301 31 March 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    First firmware released for Archer AX1500(US) V1.20

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Evidence

One archived page sits behind this record, the earliest read on 1 August 2026. Everything above was read from it, and each is kept byte for byte so it can be checked after the vendor edits the original.

Identifiers: marketing_name Archer AX1500

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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