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CVE-2024-42737VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-42737: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-42737, organizations should immediately restrict access to the router’s management interface by implementing network segmentation and firewall rules to limit access only to trusted administrators. Enforce strong authentication mechanisms and change default credentials to prevent unauthorized access. Monitor network traffic and device logs for unusual activity indicative of exploitation attempts. Disable remote management features if not required. Engage with TOTOLINK support channels to obtain updates on patches or firmware upgrades addressing this issue. Additionally, implement network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) to detect suspicious command injection attempts targeting the /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi endpoint. Regularly audit device configurations and firmware versions to ensure compliance with security best practices.

Description

In TOTOLINK X5000r v9.1.0cu.2350_b20230313, the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi contains an OS command injection vulnerability in delBlacklist. Authenticated Attackers can send malicious packet to execute arbitrary commands.

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