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CVE-2024-42745: TOTOLINK X5000r · Code Injection

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 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 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

  1. Immediate mitigation should focus on restricting access to the router's management interface, ideally limiting it to trusted internal networks and disabling remote management if not required.
  2. Enforce strong, unique passwords for all administrative accounts to prevent unauthorized authentication.
  3. Monitor network traffic for unusual activity or attempts to access /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi, especially targeting the setUPnPCfg function.
  4. Apply any available firmware updates from TOTOLINK as soon as they are released to address this vulnerability.
  5. If patches are not yet available, consider deploying network-level protections such as web application firewalls (WAFs) or intrusion prevention systems (IPS) with custom rules to detect and block command injection attempts targeting this endpoint.
  6. Conduct regular security audits of network devices and ensure that default credentials are changed.
  7. Segment networks to isolate vulnerable devices and limit potential lateral movement in case of compromise.
  8. Educate users and administrators about the risks of this vulnerability and the importance of timely updates and secure configurations.

Description

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

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