CVE-2026-42374General(dlink / dir-600l)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 5 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

D-Link DIR-600L Hardware Revision B1 (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 "wrgn61_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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-798

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • dir-600l
  • dir-600l_firmware

Threat summary

  • 6 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 5 signals
  • General: 4 classified signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked at 5 mentions on most recent observed day (2026-05-13)
  • 6 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
dir-600ldir-600l_firmware

1 version affected across 2 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline6 mentions / 2d
01345Mentions · 2026-05-04: 1Mentions · 2026-05-13: 5Technical Details · 2026-05-04: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-13: 405-0405-13
Signal classification2 categories
General
466.7%
Disclosure
233.3%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-041
General1
2026-05-135
Disclosure2General3
Full discourse6 posts
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    Disclosure

    CRITICAL: CVE-2026-42374 (CVSS 9.8) — multiple products. CVE: CVE-2026-42374 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory

    Post summary

    The text announces a critical vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑42374) with a CVSS score of 9.8 and multiple product impact, without any PoC, exploit, or patch details.

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  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    Disclosure

    CVE: CVE-2026-42374 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory D-Link DIR-600L Hardware Revision B1 (End-of-Life) contains a hardcoded telnet backdoor.

    Post summary

    A critical vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑42374) affecting D‑Link DIR‑600L routers is disclosed, featuring a hardcoded telnet backdoor and a CVSS 9.8 score.

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  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    General

    --- Validated by the Lyrie Threat Intelligence Pipeline — 3 independent sources confirmed before publication. No speculation. CVE: CVE-2026-42374 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-42374 is reported with a critical CVSS score of 9.8, but no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details are provided.

    1000036
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  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    General

    References CVE: CVE-2026-42374 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory

    Post summary

    The post lists a critical advisory for CVE-2026-42374 with its CVSS score and severity, but offers no PoC, exploit details, mitigation, or evidence of active exploitation.

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  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    General

    https://lyrie.ai/research/research/cve-2026-42374-advisory #lyrie #cybersecurity #CVE #threatintel #zerodayattack

    Post summary

    The post only contains a link to an advisory for CVE-2026-42374, with no additional information or claims in the text.

    0000024
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  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    General

    CVE-2026-42374 Hardcoded Telnet Backdoor in D-Link DIR-600L Hardware Revision B1 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-42374

    Post summary

    The entry merely notes the existence of a hardcoded Telnet backdoor in a specific D‑Link router model, without any proof‑of‑concept, exploit code, patch information, or evidence of active exploitation.

    0000046
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CPE platform detail2 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
HWdlinkdir-600lb1--
OSdlinkdir-600l_firmware---

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