CVE-2022-37841
In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027 there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow...
In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027 there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow.sample.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027 there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow.sample.
- Record
CVE-2022-37841- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027 there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow.sample.
- Record
CVE-2022-37841- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40450 No score
In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027 there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow.sample.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40450- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-778f-9fxq-r248
7.5
In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027 there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow...
In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027 there is a hard coded password for root in /etc/shadow.sample.
- Record
GHSA-778f-9fxq-r248- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-37841 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Totolink A860r Firmware, published September 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.