TOTOLINK A8000RU v7.1cu.643_B20200521 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password for root stored in /etc/shadow.
Priority HIGH 76CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
TOTOLINK A8000RU v7.1cu.643_B20200521 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password for root stored in /etc/shadow.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00659 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-24324
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33f3-88p6-j3f9
- 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More TOTOLINK A8000ru Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-18841 A login bypass in TOTOLINK A8000RU V7.1cu.643_B20200521 allows attackers to login to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-24324 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-24324 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-33f3-88p6-j3f9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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