cve-2024-57040
HIGH vulncheck_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.
Timeline
- Published
- 2026-01-20 00:00 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2026-01-20
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
References
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Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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"datePublished": "2026-01-20T00:00:00Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-01-20T00:00:00Z",
"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.",
"dueDate": "",
"id": "CVE-2024-57040",
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"knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
"product": "tl-wr845n_firmware",
"requiredAction": "Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.",
"severity": "HIGH",
"source": "vulncheck_kev",
"title": "TP-Link tl-wr845n_firmware Use of Hard-coded Credentials",
"vendor": "TP-Link"
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