Critical severity · published Sep 16, 2022
CVE-2022-38823
In TOTOLINK T6 V4.1.5cu.709_B20210518, there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow.sample
9.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In TOTOLINK T6 V4.1.5cu.709_B20210518, there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow.sample.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TF
T6 Firmware · Totolink
4.1.5cu.709_b20210518 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38823
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38823
Exploit
https://github.com/whiter6666/CVE/blob/main/TOTOLINK_T6_V3/hard_code.md
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