# CVE-2024-41686: Password Policy Bypass Vulnerability

> A local attacker can bypass password policy enforcement on SyroTech GPON routers, allowing weak passwords that expose the device to security threats.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phh7-8q4v-gv55

## What is CVE-2024-41686?

CVE-2024-41686 is a high-severity vulnerability in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router, published on 26 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability exists in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT Router due to improper implementation of password policies. A local attacker could exploit this by creating password that do not adhere to the defined security standards/policy on the vulnerable system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to expose the router to potential security threats.

Weakness: CWE-179 (Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41686?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Syrotech Sy-Gpon-1110-Wdont Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-41686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-41686 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router

- [CVE-2025-63729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63729/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2024-41687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41687/): Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-41688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41688/): Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2024-41690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41690/): Default Credential Storage in Plaintext Vulnerability (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2024-41691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41691/): Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41686 is a high-severity vulnerability in SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router, published on 26 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SyroTech SY-GPON-1110-WDONT router. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41686/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41686

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41686/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.