CVE-2024-40750 (GCVE-0-2024-40750)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-11-22 18:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-22 20:15 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
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