CVE-2024-10523

Summary

CVE-2024-10523 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting TP-Link IoT Smart Hubs. The issue arises from the storage of Wi-Fi credentials in plain text within the device firmware. An attacker with physical access to the hub can exploit this vulnerability by extracting the firmware and analyzing the binary data to obtain the sensitive Wi-Fi credentials, posing a significant risk to network security. This weakness underscores the importance of securing IoT devices and implementing encryption for storing sensitive information.

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