CVE-2023-37171Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Remote command execution via admuser shell injection

Published Jul 7, 2023 · Updated Nov 12, 2024

OS command injection in TOTOLINK A3300R V17.0.0cu.557_B20221024 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via admuser. The setPasswordCfg handler passes admuser to Uci_Set_Str, which concatenates it into a uci command that CsteSystem sends to execv. The network-accessible HTTP handler is the gate, and successful injection executes commands with the router management service's privileges.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in TOTOLINK A3300R V17.0.0cu.557_B20221024 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via admuser. The setPasswordCfg handler passes admuser to Uci_Set_Str, which concatenates it into a uci command that CsteSystem sends to execv. The network-accessible HTTP handler is the gate, and successful injection executes commands with the router management service's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-37171
Published
Jul 7, 2023
Updated
Nov 12, 2024
Vendor
TOTOLINK
Product
A3300R
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.004, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=V17.0.0cu.557_B20221024

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TOTOLINK · A3300Rversion=V17.0.0cu.557_B20221024

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Unix Shell
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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