TOTOLINK AC1200 T8 setDiagnosisCfg buffer overflow
A vulnerability was found in TOTOLINK AC1200 T8 4.1.5cu.862_B20230228 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function setDiagnosisCfg. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Published
- Aug 22, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 55th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
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Action score
34
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 34 / 40 · 8.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulDB
- 8.7
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- totolink t8 firmware4.1.5cu.862_b20230228
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
TOTOLINK AC1200 T8
- 4.1.5cu.862_B20230228affected
Same product
totolink: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2023-24156A command injection vulnerability in the ip parameter in the function recvSlaveUpgstatus of TOTOLINK T8 V4.1.5cu allows attackers to execute40Plan
- CVE-2023-24154TOTOLINK T8 V4.1.5cu was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the slaveIpList parameter in the function setUpgradeFW.40Plan
- CVE-2023-24153A command injection vulnerability in the version parameter in the function recvSlaveCloudCheckStatus of TOTOLINK T8 V4.1.5cu allows attacker40Plan
- CVE-2023-24152A command injection vulnerability in the serverIp parameter in the function meshSlaveUpdate of TOTOLINK T8 V4.1.5cu allows attackers to exec40Plan
- CVE-2023-24151A command injection vulnerability in the ip parameter in the function recvSlaveCloudCheckStatus of TOTOLINK T8 V4.1.5cu allows attackers to 40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-4641925 days apartTOTOLINK AC1200 T8 v4.1.5cu.861_B20230220 has a buffer overflow vulnerability in the setWizardCfg function via the ssid5g parameter.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-4645125 days apartTOTOLINK AC1200 T8 v4.1.5cu.861_B20230220 has a buffer overflow vulnerability in the setWiFiAclRules function via the desc parameter.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-80780 days apartTOTOLINK AC1200 T8 setTracerouteCfg buffer overflow34Monitor
- CVE-2024-80790 days apartTOTOLINK AC1200 T8 exportOvpn buffer overflow34Monitor
- CVE-2024-857717 days apartTOTOLINK AC1200 T8/AC1200 T10 cstecgi.cgi setStaticDhcpRules buffer overflow34Monitor
- CVE-2024-857917 days apartTOTOLINK AC1200 T8 cstecgi.cgi setWiFiRepeaterCfg buffer overflow34Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Root cause
When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-120 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) { return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- github.com/hawkteam404/RnD_Public/blob/main/TOTOLink_AC1200_T8_OsCmdI_BOF.md
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.275558
- vuldb.com/?id.275558
- www.totolink.net/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.