CVE-2008-4540 — Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access

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Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access

Published Oct 13, 2008

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.98%

Description

Windows Mobile 6 on the HTC Hermes device makes WLAN passwords available to an auto-completion mechanism for the password input field, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain WLAN access.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.98% 0.01983

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01983

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.98% (0.01983)	79.82th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.98% (0.01983)	77.90th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	2.33% (0.02333)	83.40th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	0.40% (0.00398)	43.72th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.33% (0.02333)	83.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.06% (0.00061)	27.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 4, 2024	0.06% (0.00061)	25.79th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00061)	23.79th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.30% (0.01297)	68.36th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 22, 2023	1.30% (0.01297)	68.07th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.30% (0.01297)	65.93th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.30% (0.01297)	41.73th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-255

References (3)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4402
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45857
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4402		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497151/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45857		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 13, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Oct 13, 2008

Link CVE-2008-4540

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-4540

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-4540