What is CVE-2024-46340?

CVE-2024-46340 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr845n, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-46340?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr845n

CVE-2024-46340

TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_201214, TP-Link TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_200909, and TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_190219 was discovered to transmit user credentials in plaintext after executing a factory reset.

Published 2024-12-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

TP-Link Tl-Wr845n — versions v4
TP-Link Tl-Wr845n Firmware — versions 201214, 200909, 190219

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

security.iiita.ac.in/iot/factory-reset.docx (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46340?: CVE-2024-46340 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr845n, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-46340?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.