TI-2025-12054 Aliases CVE-2025-13184 GHSA-xr55-5xvm-9rw7

Incorrect authorization in TOTOLINK X5000R's

HIGH 82CWE-863Published 2025-12-10 · Updated 2025-12-10

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: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Unauthenticated Telnet enablement via cstecgi.cgi (auth bypass) leading to unauthenticated root login with a blank password on factory/reset X5000R V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113 (arbitrary command execution). Earlier versions that share the same implementation, may also be affected.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.20087 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed X5000R's (AX1800 router) (Toto Link): V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
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
TOTOLINK	X5000R's (AX1800 router)	before V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113	V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113	Patch available	CNA

X5000R's (AX1800 router) VendorTOTOLINK Affected before V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113 Fixed in V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:totolink:x5000r_firmware:9.1.0u.6369_b20230113:::::::*	9.1.0u.6369_b20230113	Vulnerable	TOTOLINK
cpe:2.3:h:totolink:x5000r:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	TOTOLINK

cpe:2.3:o:totolink:x5000r_firmware:9.1.0u.6369_b20230113:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0u.6369_b20230113 Vulnerable ·TOTOLINK
cpe:2.3:h:totolink:x5000r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TOTOLINK

Remediation

Fix · CNA X5000R's (AX1800 router) (Toto Link) Fixed in V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13184
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr55-5xvm-9rw7

References

Exploit 1

https://hackingbydoing.wixsite.com/hackingbydoing/post/totolink-x5000r-ax1800-router-authentication-bypass

Advisory 1

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821724

TI-2025-43097 TOTOLINK X5000R v9.1.0cu_2415_B20250515 contains an argument injection vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-28597 In TOTOLINK X5000r v9.1.0cu.2350_b20230313, the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi contains an OS… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-28595 In TOTOLINK X5000r v9.1.0cu.2350_b20230313, the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi contains an OS… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-28587 In TOTOLINK X5000r v9.1.0cu.2350_b20230313, the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi contains an OS… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-21298 TOTOLINK X5000R V9.1.0cu.2350_B20230313 was discovered to contain a command injection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-18932 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in TOTOLink X5000R V9.1.0u.6118-B20201102 and A7000R… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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