PT-2024-29027 · Linksys · Linksys Velop Pro 6E

Published 2024-07-09 · Updated 2024-11-22 · CVE-2024-40750

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linksys Velop Pro 6E version 1.0.8 Linksys Velop Pro 6E version 1.0.10.215314

Description The issue concerns Linksys Velop Pro 6E devices sending cleartext Wi-Fi passwords over the public Internet during app-based installation.

Recommendations For version 1.0.8, consider disabling app-based installation until a patch is available. For version 1.0.10.215314, avoid using the app-based installation feature to prevent cleartext Wi-Fi password transmission. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-40750

Affected Products

Linksys Velop Pro 6E

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40750 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40750 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/440 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/102372 · Telegram Post
• https://stackdiary.com/linksys-velop-routers-send-wi-fi-passwords-in-plaintext-to-us-servers · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1811428098790862906 · Twitter Post
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40917312 · Note