Hard-coded CredentialsWeakness · CWE-798

CVE-2026-30701

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
The web interface of the WiFi Extender WDR201A (HW V2.1, FW LFMZX28040922V1.02) contains hardcoded credential disclosure mechanisms (in the form of Server Side Include) within multiple server-side web pages, including login.shtml and settings.shtml. These pages embed server-side execution directives that dynamically retrieve and expose the web administration password from non-volatile memory at runtime.

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 confidence

The WDR201A WiFi Extender firmware (V1.02) contains a hardcoded credential disclosure vulnerability where Server Side Include (SSI) directives embedded in login.shtml and settings.shtml dynamically retrieve and expose the web administration password from non-volatile memory at runtime. An attacker with network access to the web interface can extract these credentials to gain full administrative access to the device.

MitigationContact the vendor for a firmware patch that removes the hardcoded credential disclosure mechanism. If no patch is available, replace the device and implement network segmentation to restrict access to the management interface.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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.

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  1. Confirm device model and firmware version
    Access the device administration interface or check the device label/management console to identify if the device is a WDR201A WiFi Extender running firmware version V1.02
    Affected if The device is a WDR201A WiFi Extender running firmware V1.02
  2. Verify web interface is network-accessible
    Determine if the device web administration interface is reachable over the network from an attacker perspective (not just from within the local LAN or with authentication)
    Affected if The web management interface is exposed to network access without adequate access controls
  3. Inspect login.shtml for credential disclosure
    Locate and examine the login.shtml file on the device firmware or via the live web interface for SSI directives that dynamically retrieve the administrative password from non-volatile memory
    Affected if The login.shtml file contains SSI directives that expose the web administration password at runtime
  4. Inspect settings.shtml for credential disclosure
    Locate and examine the settings.shtml file on the device firmware or via the live web interface for SSI directives that dynamically retrieve the administrative password from non-volatile memory
    Affected if The settings.shtml file contains SSI directives that expose the web administration password at runtime

The device is affected if it is a WDR201A WiFi Extender running firmware V1.02 with its web interface network-accessible and the login.shtml or settings.shtml files contain SSI directives that expose the administrative password from memory.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Contact the vendor for a firmware patch that removes the hardcoded credential disclosure mechanism. If no patch is available, replace the device and implement network segmentation to restrict access to the management interface.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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