CVE-2026-42372

HIGH

8.8

Description

D-Link DIR-605L Hardware Revision A1 (End-of-Life, EOL) 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_dir605l" 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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorADJACENT_NETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published5/4/2026

Last Modified5/6/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

dlink:dir-605ldlink:dir-605l_firmware

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798

References

https://www.securin.io/zero-day/cve-2026-42372-hardcoded-telnet-backdoor-in-d-link-dir-605l-a1-end-of-life-(33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c)

https://www.securin.io/zero-day/cve-2026-42372-hardcoded-telnet-backdoor-in-d-link-dir-605l-a1-end-of-life-(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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