TL-WA860RE v5
Gone quiet well evidenced
no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record
2141 days since the last release against a median gap of 337 (6.4x)
- Last firmware
- 18 November 2020 (6 years ago)
- Releases seen
- 5
- Update rhythm
- about every 11 months
- Support observed
- ≥3 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.
- TL-WA860RE v1 (US) Gone quiet 1 releases
- TL-WA860RE v4 (US) Actively updated 4 releases
Firmware history
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TL-WA860RE(US)_V5_200923 18 November 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
Modification and bug fixes: Increased security level
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA860RE(US)_V5_191216 14 January 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.46
New features/Enhancements 1. Improved wireless stability. 2. Optimized DHCP function. 3. Added manual DHCP settings in web-based interface. For TL-WA860RE V5.0
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA860RE(US)_V5_181108 16 November 2018
Release notes — disclosure 0.50
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Improved compatibility with Sky router, TIM router, Linksys EA4500, Airties 5442&5650. 2. Improved wireless network stability. 3. Fixed the WPA2 Security (KRACKs) Vulnerability. 4. Added the login password visualization. 5. Optimized the Web UI.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA860RE(US)_V5_171116 16 November 2017
Release notes — disclosure 0.32
Modifications and Bug Fixes: Bug fixes: Fixed the WPA2 Security (KRACKs) Vulnerability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA860RE(US)_V5_170609 9 June 2017
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 TL-WA860RE
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.