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CVE-2024-42748VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-42748: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-42748, affected organizations should immediately check for firmware updates from TOTOLINK and apply any patches addressing this vulnerability once released. In the absence of official patches, organizations should restrict access to the router's management interface by implementing network segmentation and firewall rules to block external access to the /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi endpoint. Disabling WPS functionality temporarily can reduce attack surface. Monitoring network traffic for unusual HTTP requests targeting the vulnerable CGI script can help detect exploitation attempts. Employing intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures for command injection attempts may provide additional protection. Network administrators should also consider replacing vulnerable devices with models from vendors with active security support if patches are delayed. Regularly auditing router configurations and access logs will aid in early detection of compromise. Finally, educating users about the risks of exposed management interfaces and enforcing strong network perimeter controls are critical complementary measures.

Description

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

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