CVE-2024-57040

high-risk
Published 2025-02-26

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.

Do I need to act?

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9.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Tl-Wr845N Firmware
Tl-Wr845N Firmware
Tl-Wr845N Firmware

Affected Vendors

Tp-Link

References (1)

Third Party Advisory https://security.iiita.ac.in/iot/hashed_password.pdf
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 9/34 · Low