TOTOLINK CP900 Telnet Service setTelnetCfg command injection
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TOTOLINK CP900 6.3c.566. This issue affects the function setTelnetCfg of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation of the argument telnet_enabled leads to command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-273557 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Published
- Aug 4, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 19.9% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 6 / 30 · 19.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulDB
- 5.3
- 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:L/VI:L/VA:L/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.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| totolink | cp900 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:totolink:cp900_firmware |
| totolink | cp900 | cpe:2.3:h:totolink:cp900 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- totolink cp900 firmware6.3c.566
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 CP900
- 6.3c.566affected
Same product
totolink: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-28495TOTOLink outdoor CPE CP900 V6.3c.566_B20171026 is discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the setWebWlanIdx function via 40Plan
- CVE-2022-28491TOTOLink outdoor CPE CP900 V6.3c.566_B20171026 contains a command injection vulnerability in the NTPSyncWithHost function via the host_name 40Plan
- CVE-2022-28494TOTOLink outdoor CPE CP900 V6.3c.566_B20171026 is discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the setUpgradeFW function via t40Plan
- CVE-2022-28496TOTOLink outdoor CPE CP900 V6.3c.566_B20171026 discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the setPasswordCfg function via th39Monitor
- CVE-2022-28497TOTOLink outdoor CPE CP900 V6.3c.566_B20171026 is discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the mtd_write_bootloader functi39Monitor
- CVE-2022-28493A vulnerability in TOTOLINK CP900 V6.3c.566 allows attackers to start the Telnet service,39Monitor
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
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- yhryhryhr_tu (VulDB User)reporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2022-28496500 days apartTOTOLink outdoor CPE CP900 V6.3c.566_B20171026 discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the setPasswordCfg function via th39Monitor
- CVE-2022-28497500 days apartTOTOLink outdoor CPE CP900 V6.3c.566_B20171026 is discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the mtd_write_bootloader functi39Monitor
- CVE-2025-44836270 days apartTOTOLINK CPE CP900 V6.3c.1144_B20190715 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the setApRebootScheCfg function via t25Monitor
- CVE-2025-44837270 days apartTOTOLINK CPE CP900 V6.3c.1144_B20190715 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the CloudSrvUserdataVersionCheck func25Monitor
- CVE-2025-44838270 days apartTOTOLINK CPE CP900 V6.3c.1144_B20190715 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the setUploadUserData function via th25Monitor
- CVE-2025-44854270 days apartTOTOLINK CP900 V6.3c.1144_B20190715 was found to contain a command injection vulnerability in the setUpgradeUboot function via the FileName 25Monitor
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).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-1148 · Aug 5, 2024(Totolink CP450 ve CP900 Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
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-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.