Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4540

Description

Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Mobile
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Htc/Hermesllm-create
Range: Windows Mobile 6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/4402nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45857nvd

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