What is CVE-2024-40750?

CVE-2024-40750 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Mbe7000, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-40750?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linksys Mbe7000

CVE-2024-40750

Linksys Velop Pro 6E 1.0.8 MX6200_1.0.8.215731 and 7 1.0.10.215314 devices send cleartext Wi-Fi passwords over the public Internet during app-based installation.

Published 2024-07-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linksys Mbe7000
Linksys Mbe7000 Firmware — versions 1.0.10.215314
Linksys Mx6200
Linksys Mx6200 Firmware — versions 1.0.8.215731

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

stackdiary.com/linksys-velop-routers-send-wi-fi-passwords-in-plaintext-to-us-se… (Press/Media Coverage)
news.ycombinator.com/item (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40750?: CVE-2024-40750 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Mbe7000, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-40750?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.