CVE 9.8 CRITICAL

D-Link DIR-600L A1 Hardcoded Telnet Backdoor Credentials_CVE-2026-42375

9.8 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

AI Analysis

Hardcoded telnet backdoor in D-Link DIR-600L Firmware A1 allows unauthenticated attackers to gain root access

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-42375
Source securin
Published May 4, 2026 at 16:02

Affected Product

Vendor D-Link
Product DIR-600L Firmware
Version A1
Affected Versions D-Link DIR-600L Firmware A1

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.8 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor D-Link
Product DIR-600L Firmware
Version A1

References

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