CVE-2024-42745: TOTOLINK X5000r · Code Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
- 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.
- Enforce strong, unique passwords for all administrative accounts to prevent unauthorized authentication.
- Monitor network traffic for unusual activity or attempts to access /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi, especially targeting the setUPnPCfg function.
- Apply any available firmware updates from TOTOLINK as soon as they are released to address this vulnerability.
- 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.
- Conduct regular security audits of network devices and ensure that default credentials are changed.
- Segment networks to isolate vulnerable devices and limit potential lateral movement in case of compromise.
- 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.