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CVE-2025-70328: TOTOLINK X6000R · Code Injection

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 80% 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 23 Feb 2026

  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-2025-70328, organizations should first verify if their TOTOLINK X6000R devices are running the vulnerable firmware version 9.4.0cu.1498_B20250826. Since no official patches are currently available, immediate mitigation steps include restricting administrative access to the router's management interface by limiting it to trusted IP addresses and enforcing strong, unique authentication credentials to prevent unauthorized access. Network segmentation should be employed to isolate the router management interface from untrusted networks. Monitoring and logging of administrative access attempts should be enhanced to detect suspicious activities. If possible, disable or restrict the NTPSyncWithHost functionality or the shttpd service until a patch is released. Organizations should also maintain vigilance for firmware updates from TOTOLINK and apply them promptly once available. Employing network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) to detect anomalous command injection patterns targeting the router may provide early warning. Finally, consider replacing vulnerable devices with models that have a stronger security track record if timely patching is not feasible.

Description

TOTOLINK X6000R v9.4.0cu.1498_B20250826 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the NTPSyncWithHost handler of the /usr/sbin/shttpd executable. The host_time parameter is retrieved via sub_40C404 and passed to a date -s shell command through CsteSystem. While the first two tokens of the input are validated, the remainder of the string is not sanitized, allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via shell metacharacters.

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