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CVE-2008-4540

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-10-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Mobile: 6.0

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4402
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45857
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4402
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45857

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