Check Point Advisories

TP-Link WR840N Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-57050)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-1624
Date Published:	29 Apr 2025
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 29 April, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-57050
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	TP-Link WR840N v6 router firmware version 0.9.1 4.16 and prior
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in TP-Link WR840N. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the TP-Link WR840N Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-57050) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: TP-Link WR840N Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-57050)