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    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 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.

    Published:Feb 26, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
    EPS:Feb 26, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.09164
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Tp-link
    Product
    Tl-wr845n
    Vendor
    Tp-link
    Product
    Tl-wr845n Firmware

    Exploits

    https://github.com/absholi7ly/Poc-CVE-2024-57040

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High