Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.057
EPSS Ranking 90.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
Products affected by CVE-2024-57040
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cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr845n:4.0
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cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:190219
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cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:200909
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cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:201214