Critical severity · published Feb 26, 2025
CVE-2024-57040
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…
9.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TF
Tl-wr845n Firmware · Tp-link
190219; 200909; 201214 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57040
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57040
Third Party Advisory
https://security.iiita.ac.in/iot/hashed_password.pdf
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