A login bypass in TOTOLINK A8000RU V7.1cu.643_B20200521 allows attackers to login to…
Priority HIGH 70CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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-284.
Summary
A login bypass in TOTOLINK A8000RU V7.1cu.643_B20200521 allows attackers to login to Administrator accounts via providing a crafted session cookie.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00614 49th 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-2024-28338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rc7v-c4vr-3p5x
References
More TOTOLINK A8000ru Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16082 TOTOLINK A8000RU v7.1cu.643_B20200521 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password for root stored in /etc/shadow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-28338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-28338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rc7v-c4vr-3p5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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