CVE-2024-46429Public exploit

Administrative access via hardcoded guest credentials

Published Feb 10, 2025 · Updated Feb 10, 2025

Hardcoded credentials in Tenda W18E 16.01.0.8(1625) allow remote attackers to access the web portal as administrators. The firmware creates a hidden guest account with the fixed password guest, assigns it full administrative API privileges, and offers no interface to change its password. Access requires reachability to the router's management portal from an adjacent network, after which the account can change settings and read stored passwords.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hardcoded credentials in Tenda W18E 16.01.0.8(1625) allow remote attackers to access the web portal as administrators. The firmware creates a hidden guest account with the fixed password guest, assigns it full administrative API privileges, and offers no interface to change its password. Access requires reachability to the router's management portal from an adjacent network, after which the account can change settings and read stored passwords.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-46429
Published
Feb 10, 2025
Updated
Feb 10, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078.001
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078.001Default Accounts

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