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CVE-2024-42744: TOTOLINK X5000r · OS Command Injection

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-42744, organizations should immediately restrict administrative access to TOTOLINK X5000r routers by enforcing strong authentication mechanisms and limiting access to trusted IP addresses or management VLANs. Network segmentation should be employed to isolate management interfaces from general user networks. Monitoring and logging of router management traffic should be enhanced to detect anomalous or unauthorized commands. Until an official patch or firmware update is released, consider disabling or restricting the vulnerable CGI endpoint if possible. Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures targeting command injection attempts on the affected endpoint. Regularly audit VPN user configurations and router logs for signs of tampering. Educate network administrators about the vulnerability and encourage immediate response to any suspicious activity. Once a vendor patch is available, apply it promptly to eliminate the vulnerability.

Description

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

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