VulnerabilityPublished 13 Nov 2025Updated 14 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-60699: TOTOLINK A950RG Router firmware · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% 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:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Nov 2025
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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

Immediately audit network configurations to identify TOTOLINK A950RG routers, especially those with exposed web interfaces.
Disable remote web management interfaces unless absolutely necessary; restrict access to trusted IP addresses or VPNs.
Implement network segmentation to isolate router management interfaces from general user networks.
Monitor network traffic for unusual HTTP requests targeting router web interfaces, employing intrusion detection/prevention systems with custom signatures to detect exploitation attempts.
Contact TOTOLINK or authorized vendors for firmware updates or security advisories addressing this vulnerability; apply patches as soon as available.
If patches are unavailable, consider temporary mitigations such as firewall rules blocking HTTP requests containing suspicious 'http_host' parameters or rate limiting management interface access.
Educate network administrators on the risks of buffer overflow vulnerabilities and the importance of secure router configurations.
Regularly review and update router firmware and configurations as part of a broader vulnerability management program.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the TOTOLINK A950RG Router firmware V5.9c.4592_B20191022_ALL within the `global.so` binary. The `getSaveConfig` function retrieves the `http_host` parameter from user input via `websGetVar` and copies it into a fixed-size stack buffer (`v13`) using `strcpy()` without performing any length checks. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the router's web interface, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Impact

For European organizations, the exploitation of CVE-2025-60699 could lead to unauthorized control over affected TOTOLINK A950RG routers, resulting in compromised network infrastructure. This can disrupt business operations by causing router outages or enabling attackers to pivot into internal networks, threatening integrity and availability of critical services. While confidentiality is not directly impacted, the ability to execute arbitrary code could facilitate further attacks such as man-in-the-middle, traffic interception, or launching attacks against other internal systems. Organizations with remote management enabled or routers accessible from the internet are at higher risk. Critical sectors such as telecommunications, government, and enterprises relying on these routers for network connectivity could face service disruptions or data integrity issues. The medium severity rating suggests a significant but not catastrophic impact, emphasizing the need for timely mitigation to prevent exploitation.

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #14
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
Operation · Build and Compilation · Environment Hardening
Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index…
Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Implementation
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 20 Nov 2025, 21:27 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-121

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