What is CVE-2024-24324?

CVE-2024-24324 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Totolink A8000ru, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-24324?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Totolink A8000ru

CVE-2024-24324

TOTOLINK A8000RU v7.1cu.643_B20200521 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password for root stored in /etc/shadow.

Published 2024-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Totolink A8000ru
Totolink A8000ru Firmware — versions 7.1cu.643_b20200521

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

github.com/funny-mud-peee/IoT-vuls/blob/main/TOTOLINK A8000RU/TOTOlink A8000RU… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24324?: CVE-2024-24324 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Totolink A8000ru, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-24324?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.