CVE-2024-57040

Published Feb 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5279 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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. 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.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tp-link
Tp-link tl-wr845n
Tp-link tl-wr845n Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr845n:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tp-link
Tp-link tl-wr845n
Tp-link tl-wr845n Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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 via a brute force attack through physical access to the router. 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.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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 via a brute force attack. 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 via a brute force attack through physical access to the router.
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Weaknesses CWE-798
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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 via a brute force attack.
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 22, 2026, 4:37 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 26, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:13 AM