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CVE-2012-2440

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-04-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The default configuration of the TP-Link 8840T router enables web-based administration on the WAN interface, which allows remote attackers to establish an HTTP connection and possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Affected products

• TP-Link 8840T: all versions

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834723
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74624
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834723
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74624

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