Archer C9 v3
Gone quiet reasonably evidenced
no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record
1477 days since the last release against a median gap of 514 (2.9x) — but 1477 days without firmware is quiet whatever the cadence
- Last firmware
- 13 September 2022 (4 years ago)
- Releases seen
- 4
- Update rhythm
- about every 1 year
- Support observed
- ≥6 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.
- Archer C9 v1 (US) Gone quiet 3 releases
- Archer C9 v4 (US) Gone quiet 3 releases
- Archer C9 v5 (US) Gone quiet 5 releases
Firmware history
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Archer C9(US)_V3_1.3.2 Build 20220510 13 September 2022
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
Bug Fixes: 1.Fixed KCODES-related security vulnerability PSV-2021-2090.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer C9(US)_V3_171215 16 March 2018
Release notes — disclosure 0.38
New Features/Enhancement 1.Added SMBv2 support in the USB sharing. Bug Fixed 1.Fixed the WPA2 Security (KRACKs) Vulnerability 2.Fixed the WME IE Security Vulnerability
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer C9(US)_V3_161018 18 October 2016
Release notes — disclosure 0.53
Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1. Supports cloud account management. 2. Supports remote management with Tether App. 3. Added TP-LINK as service provider for Dynamic DNS function. Bug Fixed： Fixed the bug that parameters on Basic & Status pages will be blank when plugging specific printers to the router's USB slot.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer C9(US)_V3_160719 19 July 2016
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
Modifications and Bug Fixes: First firmware released.
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 C9
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.