What is CVE-2024-36782?

CVE-2024-36782 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Totolink Cp300, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-36782?

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

Vulnerability in Totolink Cp300

CVE-2024-36782

TOTOLINK CP300 V2.0.4-B20201102 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow.sample, which allows attackers to log in as root.

Published 2024-06-03 · 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: 0.004 (34.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Totolink Cp300 — versions 2.0
Totolink Cp300 Firmware — versions 2.0.4-b20201102

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

github.com/s4ndw1ch136/IOT-vuln-reports/blob/main/totolink cp300/README.md (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36782?: CVE-2024-36782 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Totolink Cp300, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-36782?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.