What is CVE-2024-54745?

CVE-2024-54745 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wavlink Wn701ae, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-54745?

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

Vulnerability in Wavlink Wn701ae

CVE-2024-54745

WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.

Published 2024-12-06 · 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: 0.006 (44.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Wavlink Wn701ae
Wavlink Wn701ae Firmware — versions m01ae_v240305

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

colorful-meadow-5b9.notion.site/WN701AE_HardCode_vuln-14ac216a1c308015b571e6881… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
docs.wavlink.xyz/Firmware_ch/fm-701e/ (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54745?: CVE-2024-54745 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wavlink Wn701ae, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-54745?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.