CVE-2022-40843 (GCVE-0-2022-40843)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-15 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 12:28
VLAI Previdian
Summary
The Tenda AC1200 V-W15Ev2 V15.11.0.10(1576) router is vulnerable to improper authorization / improper session management that allows the router login page to be bypassed. This leads to authenticated attackers having the ability to read the routers syslog.log file which contains the MD5 password of the Administrator's user account.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 7223dfe5-3b33-47ea-b740-158a17de47f4

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-40843

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-03-25 01:00 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-03-25
Asserted: 2026-03-25
Scope
Notes: The Tenda AC1200 V-W15Ev2 V15.11.0.10(1576) router is vulnerable to improper authorization / improper session management that allows the router... | Affected: Tenda / AC1200 V-W15Ev2 | CVSS: 4.9 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.28802 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title The Tenda AC1200 V-W15Ev2 V15.11.0.10(1576) router is vulnerable to improper authorization / improper session management that allows the router...
Cve Id CVE-2022-40843
Vendor Tenda
Ghsa Id None
Product AC1200 V-W15Ev2
Added Date 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 4.9
Epss Score 0.28802
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.98097
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2022-40843
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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