T6 FirmwareOperating system · Totolink

CVE-2022-25133

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-02-19
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A command injection vulnerability in the function isAssocPriDevice of TOTOLINK Technology router T6 V3_Firmware T6_V3_V4.1.5cu.748_B20211015 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MQTT packet.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A command injection vulnerability exists in the isAssocPriDevice function of TOTOLINK T6 router firmware. Attackers can achieve arbitrary command execution by sending a crafted MQTT packet to the affected device, exploiting insufficient input validation in the MQTT message handling routine.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied firmware update when available; until then, restrict network access to the device's management interface and disable or firewall the MQTT service to prevent unauthenticated packet injection.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
T6 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v4.1.5cu.748_b20211015

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Access the router's web interface or check the device label to confirm it is a TOTOLINK T6 model
    Affected if The device is not a TOTOLINK T6 router, then this CVE does not apply
  2. Check the installed firmware version
    Log into the router's web management interface and navigate to the System or Status page to view the firmware version, or use the command line if accessible
    Affected if The firmware version is v4.1.5cu.748_b20211015, the device is running the affected version
  3. Verify if MQTT service is enabled
    Check the router's web interface under Services or Network settings for an MQTT configuration option, or examine the device's listening ports using 'netstat -an' to identify if port 1883 (default MQTT) is open
    Affected if MQTT service is enabled and accessible on the device, making it potentially exploitable
  4. Check network exposure of management interface
    Determine if the router's web interface and MQTT service are reachable from untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules or attempting access from an external IP
    Affected if The management interface or MQTT service is exposed to untrusted networks, the vulnerability can be exploited remotely

The device is affected if it is a TOTOLINK T6 router running firmware version v4.1.5cu.748_b20211015 with MQTT service enabled and accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied firmware update when available; until then, restrict network access to the device's management interface and disable or firewall the MQTT service to prevent unauthenticated packet injection.

Fix this in T6 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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