CVE-2023-2790
TOTOLINK N200RE Telnet Service custom.conf password in configuration file
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- VulDB
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in TOTOLINK N200RE 9.3.5u.6255_B20211224. Affected is an unknown function of the file /squashfs-root/etc_ro/custom.conf of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation leads to password in configuration file. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-229374 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
Timeline
ID reserved
By VulDB
Published
- 15 months later
· 15 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low2.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low2.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Low1.4 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.28% · top 80% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.3.
Weakness
Affected products
References (3)
- https://vuldb.com/?id.229374 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.229374 (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-requiredx_transferred
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RITXRvKele5aW42YFk0JeQHCq2B63lUj/view?usp=share_link (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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