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TI-2023-09126 Aliases CVE-2023-23040GHSA-pxm5-g8xh-gcpm

TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash…

Priority LOW 39CWE-327Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.

Summary

TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:6_3.19.1:180119:*:*:*:*:*:*6_3.19.1 180119VulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr940n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:6_3.19.1:180119:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6_3.19.1 180119 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr940n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23040
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxm5-g8xh-gcpm

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-16571 TP-Link TL-WR940N V2/V4, TL-WR841N V8/V10, and TL-WR740N V1/V2 was discovered to contain… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-27456 Authentication bypass by spoofing in TP-Link TL-WR841N KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-05561 TP-Link TL-WR940N, TL-WR841N WanSlaacCfgRpm.htm buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2023-18224 TP-Link TL-WR940N V4 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the ipStart… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-04924 TP-Link TL-WR940N is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-36696 TP-Link TL-WR940N V3 and V4 with firmware 3.16.9 and earlier contain a buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
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Sources

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