CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-2024-57040
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.12%
Original NVD 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.
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