VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-57040

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-02-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

TP-Link TL-WR845N devices with firmware TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_200909 and TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_190219 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password for the root account which can be obtained by analyzing downloaded firmware or via a brute force attack through physical access to the router. NOTE: The supplier has stated that this issue was fixed in firmware versions 250401 or later.

Weakness classification

  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-798

Primary references