CVE-2026-5040 — Weak Password Hashing Mechanism in TP-Link Deco M5
TP-Link Deco M5 v1 uses a weak password hashing mechanism to store user credentials. An attacker who obtains the password hash through system compromise or privileged access co…
Published: 2026-07-14 · CVSS: 7.1 · CVSS 4.0
TP-Link Deco M5 v1 uses a weak password hashing mechanism to store user credentials. An attacker who obtains the password hash through system compromise or privileged access could perform brute-force or dictionary attacks. Successful exploitation may result in disclosure of authentication credentials, enabling unauthorized access to device management functions, depending on the privileges associated with the recovered password. The primary security impact is loss of confidentiality.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7