CVE-2026-5040 (GCVE-0-2026-5040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 18:00 – Updated: 2026-07-15 10:27
VLAI
Title
Weak Password Hashing Mechanism in TP-Link Deco M5
Summary
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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-916 - Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TP-Link Systems Inc. Deco M5 Deco M5 V1 Affected: 0 , < 1.9.4 Build 20260312 Rel.17129 (custom)
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