# CVE-2024-52789: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Attackers can log in as root on Tenda W30E routers using hardcoded credentials found in the shadow file.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8j46-pm7j-wh94

## What is CVE-2024-52789?

CVE-2024-52789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenda W30e Firmware, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Tenda W30E v2.0 V16.01.0.8 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc_ro/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52789?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tenda W30e Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-52789?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-52789 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52789 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tenda W30e Firmware

- [CVE-2026-38835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-38835/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-57085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57085/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-32286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32286/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49402/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49403/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52789 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-52789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenda W30e Firmware, published on 19 Nov 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-2024-52789 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Tenda W30e Firmware. 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-2024-52789/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52789/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52789
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52789
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52789

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52789/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.