Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2025· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2024-57040
CVE-2024-57040
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.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:190219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:190219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:200909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:201214:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- security.iiita.ac.in/iot/hashed_password.pdfnvdThird Party Advisory
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