CVE-2024-40750
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLinksys Velop Pro 6E 1.0.8 MX6200_1.0.8.215731 and 7 1.0.10.215314 devices send cleartext Wi-Fi passwords over the public Internet during app-based installation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceLinksys Velop Pro 6E mesh router devices (MX6200 models running firmware 1.0.8 and 1.0.10) transmit Wi-Fi passwords in cleartext over the public Internet during the mobile app-based initial setup process. An attacker on the network path could intercept these plaintext credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0.8.215731= 1.0.10.215314CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the router modelCheck the physical device label or the Linksys mobile app/ web interface for the model numberAffected if Model is MX6200 or MBE7000
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Check firmware version on MX6200Access router admin panel or Linksys app, navigate to Connectivity or Administration > Firmware Update to view current versionAffected if Firmware version is exactly 1.0.8.215731
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Check firmware version on MBE7000Access router admin panel or Linksys app, navigate to Connectivity or Administration > Firmware Update to view current versionAffected if Firmware version is exactly 1.0.10.215314
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Determine if initial setup was performedThis vulnerability only applies during first-time setup. Check whether the router has already completed initial configurationAffected if Initial setup was performed while router was connected directly to ISP modem or over an untrusted public network
Device is affected if it is an MX6200 running firmware 1.0.8.215731 or an MBE7000 running firmware 1.0.10.215314, AND the initial setup was performed over an untrusted network connection where an attacker could have intercepted traffic.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAwait vendor firmware update to implement TLS encryption during setup. As a compensating control, perform initial setup over a trusted network (VPN or isolated segment) and change Wi-Fi passwords immediately after installation if they may have been exposed.
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- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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