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CVE-2026-5040

7.1 high SSVC exploitation: none Analyzed

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.

Fix

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1

Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.

Change history 1

  1. First seenCVSS 7.1 · tp-linkNVD modified 2026-10-24 21:10

Affected (CPE criteria) 1

  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:deco_m5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 3