Telnet access via hard-coded password
Published Feb 3, 2023 · Updated Mar 26, 2025
Use of hard-coded credentials in TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884 allows remote attackers to access its Telnet service. The firmware stores a fixed Telnet password in /etc/config/product.ini, causing every affected device to rely on a recoverable shared credential. Network reachability to Telnet and knowledge of the embedded password are sufficient for unauthorized service access and disclosure of data available through that session.
Summary
What happened
Use of hard-coded credentials in TOTOLINK CA300-PoE 6.2c.884 allows remote attackers to access its Telnet service. The firmware stores a fixed Telnet password in /etc/config/product.ini, causing every affected device to rely on a recoverable shared credential. Network reachability to Telnet and knowledge of the embedded password are sufficient for unauthorized service access and disclosure of data available through that session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-24147
- Published
- Feb 3, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-798, T1552.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
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- Feb 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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