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CVE-2024-1661: Totolink X6000R shadow hard-coded credentials

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Totolink X6000R 9.4.0cu.852_B20230719. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-254179. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

• TOTOLINK X6000R: 9.4.0cu.852_b20230719

References

• https://github.com/WoodManGitHub/MyCVEs/blob/main/2024-Totolink/X6000R-Hardcoded-Password.md
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.254179
• https://vuldb.com/?id.254179
• https://github.com/WoodManGitHub/MyCVEs/blob/main/2024-Totolink/X6000R-Hardcoded-Password.md
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.254179
• https://vuldb.com/?id.254179

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