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.
Published: 2025-02-26
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 5.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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.

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:45:00 +0000

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

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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.

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000

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.

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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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Tp-link Tl-wr845n Tl-wr845n Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T16:37:22.432Z

Reserved: 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-57040

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-04T14:39:58.111Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-02-26T22:15:14.240

Modified: 2026-04-22T17:16:31.743

Link: CVE-2024-57040

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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