CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-5040
7.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-07-14
- Last modified
- 2026-10-24
- Assigner
- f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630
- CVSS 4.0 (f23511db-6c3e-4e32-a477-6aa17d310630)
- 7.1 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-916
Description
TP-Link Deco M5 v1 uses a weak password hashing mechanism to store user credentials. An attacker who obtains the password hash through system compromise or privileged access could perform brute-force or dictionary attacks.
Successful exploitation may result in disclosure of authentication credentials, enabling unauthorized access to device management functions, depending on the privileges associated with the recovered password. The primary security impact is loss of confidentiality.
Affected configurations
• tp-link deco m5 firmware (< 1.9.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort weakness