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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-23040

CVE-2023-23040

Description

TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.

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Affected products

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TP-Link/Tl Wr940n Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:6_3.19.1:180119:*:*:*:*:*:*
TP-Link/TL-WR940N V4cpe-rescue2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: V6 3.19.1 Build 180119

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References

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midist0xf.medium.com/tl-wr940n-uses-weak-md5-hashing-algorithm-ae7b589860d2nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr940n/nvdProduct

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