CVE-2024-54745
WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in ...
WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.
- Record
CVE-2024-54745- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52659
WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52659- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhph-9qcj-jrgq
WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in ...
WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.
- Record
GHSA-rhph-9qcj-jrgq- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
WAVLINK WN701AE M01AE_V240305 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.
- Record
CVE-2024-54745- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-54745 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Wavlink Wn701ae Firmware, published December 6, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.