D-Link DIR-600L A1 Hardcoded Telnet Backdoor Credentials
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
D-Link DIR-600L Hardware Revision A1 (End-of-Life) contains a hardcoded telnet backdoor. The device starts a telnet daemon at boot via /bin/telnetd.sh with the username "Alphanetworks" and the static password "wrgn35_dlwbr_dir600l" read from /etc/alpha_config/image_sign. The custom telnetd binary accepts a -u user:password flag, and the custom login binary uses strcmp() to validate credentials. Successful authentication grants an unauthenticated attacker on the local network a root shell with full administrative control. The device has reached End-of-Life (EOL) and will not receive patches.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-Link | DIR-600L Firmware | A1 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DIR-600L Firmware VendorD-Link Affected A1 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-600l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
| cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-600l:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a1 | Running on | D-Link Japan K.K. |
- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-600l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
- cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-600l:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a1 Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42375
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgp4-f9jj-fjwc
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
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- TI-2024-00708 D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2022-09657 D-Link DIR-820L 1.05B03 was discovered to contain remote command execution (RCE)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-42375 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42375 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgp4-f9jj-fjwc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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