CVE-2023-23040
TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-23040- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-23040- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27140
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27140- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pxm5-g8xh-gcpm
TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pxm5-g8xh-gcpm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tp-link Tl-wr940n Firmware, published February 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.