Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2026· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-42374
CVE-2026-42374
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-600l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- www.securin.io/zero-day/cve-2026-42374-hardcoded-telnet-backdoor-in-d-link-dir-600l-b1-end-of-life-nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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