CVE-2025-56565

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
DD-WRT firmware, as deployed on TP-Link TL-WR740N v1 through v4 hardware, stores sensitive authentication credentials in cleartext within non-volatile memory. The exposed material includes SSH private keys, dynamic DNS passwords, email notification credentials and administrative passwords. An attacker with physical access to the device can extract these credentials from an SPI flash dump, leading to device compromise, infiltration of the connected network and unauthorised access to dependent third-party services.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Credentials in DD-WRT Firmware for TP‑Link TL‑WR740N
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-270
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-312
CWE-316
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Credentials in DD-WRT Firmware for TP‑Link TL‑WR740N
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-270
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description DD-WRT firmware, as deployed on TP-Link TL-WR740N v1 through v4 hardware, stores sensitive authentication credentials in cleartext within non-volatile memory. The exposed material includes SSH private keys, dynamic DNS passwords, email notification credentials and administrative passwords. An attacker with physical access to the device can extract these credentials from an SPI flash dump, leading to device compromise, infiltration of the connected network and unauthorised access to dependent third-party services.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM
Reserved
Aug 17, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 8:10 PM