CVE-2012-2440
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 1.4% (73th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-2426)
- Published
- April 28, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2426 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- tp-link / 8840t
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834723(US Government Resource)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74624
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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