CVE-2024-2353
Published: 10 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-2353 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink X6000R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
A critical OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affects the Totolink X6000R router running firmware 9.4.0cu.852_20230719. The flaw resides in the setDiagnosisCfg function of /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi within the shttpd component; unsanitized input to the ip argument is passed directly to the operating system, enabling arbitrary command execution.
An attacker with low-privileged network access can exploit the issue remotely without user interaction, achieving full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the device. A working proof-of-concept has been publicly released, and the vendor did not respond to early disclosure.
EPSS scores rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1232 in December 2025 before receding to the current 0.0626, indicating measurable post-disclosure interest in the exploit. No official patches or mitigation guidance have been issued.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-27306
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Totolink X6000R 9.4.0cu.852_20230719. This issue affects the function setDiagnosisCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component shttpd. The manipulation of the argument ip leads to os command injection. The…
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attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-256313 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.