TI-2008-04331 Aliases CVE-2008-4540 GHSA-4hj6-hvcv-72r5

Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an…

LOW 15CWE-255Published 2008-10-13 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01983 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:h:htc:hermes::::::::	all versions	Running on	HTC
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:h:htc:hermes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·HTC
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4540
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hj6-hvcv-72r5

References

Advisory 1

4402

TI-2006-06651 Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth Stack COM Server in the Widcomm Bluetooth stack, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2009-00227 Directory traversal vulnerability in the OBEX FTP Service in the Microsoft Bluetooth… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2007-00854 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile 5.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2008-04096 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 on HTC Wiza 200 and HTC MDA 8125 devices does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2007-00658 Pictures and Videos on Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 2003 and 2003SE for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
TI-2007-05279 The SMS handler for Windows Mobile 2005 Pocket PC Phone edition allows attackers to hide… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

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Sources

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