{"id":76015,"date":"2025-09-20T07:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T07:09:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:09:29","slug":"cve-2025-57579-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-wi-fi-6-router-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57579-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-wi-fi-6-router-series\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-57579: Critical Vulnerability in TOTOLINK Wi-Fi 6 Router Series<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a significant security vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2025-57579, in the TOTOLINK Wi-Fi 6 Router Series, specifically in Device X2000R-Gh-V2.0.0. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker who can access the router remotely. The exploitation can result in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83626\">execution of arbitrary code<\/a>, which can compromise the entire system, potentially leading to data leakage.<br \/>\nThe vulnerability is of particular concern due to the widespread use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9251-high-risk-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-wi-fi-extenders\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84157\">TOTOLINK<\/a> Wi-Fi 6 Router Series in homes and businesses. As a result, a significant number of users are at risk, emphasizing the cruciality of addressing this issue promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-57579<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS score of 8.0<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Execution of arbitrary code <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83749\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2909783600\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>TOTOLINK Wi-Fi 6 Router Series Device | X2000R-Gh-V2.0.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24322-unsafe-default-authentication-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85093\">vulnerability arises from the use of a default<\/a> password in the TOTOLINK router series. An attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48817-exploiting-relative-path-traversal-in-remote-desktop-clients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92340\">exploit this flaw remotely<\/a>, by connecting to the router using the default password. Once the attacker gains access, they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83920\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> by exploiting the router&#8217;s firmware. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84187\">potentially lead to a full system<\/a> compromise, including unauthorized access to connected devices and potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4128663371\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example demonstrating how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability. In this case, the attacker sends a POST request to the router&#8217;s login endpoint, using the default password.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target-router-ip\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=admin&amp;password=defaultpassword<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>After a successful login, the attacker could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83969\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the router.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are recommended to apply the vendor-supplied patch immediately. Should the patch be unavailable, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary mitigation. However, these are not permanent solutions and will not fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87228\">address the vulnerability<\/a>. Regularly updating and patching network devices is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-46917-critical-integrity-validation-vulnerability-in-diebold-nixdorf-vynamic-security-suite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86080\">critical to preventing such security<\/a> breaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a significant security vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2025-57579, in the TOTOLINK Wi-Fi 6 Router Series, specifically in Device X2000R-Gh-V2.0.0. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker who can access the router remotely. The exploitation can result in the execution of arbitrary code, which can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-76015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76015"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85563,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76015\/revisions\/85563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76015"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=76015"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=76015"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=76015"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=76015"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=76015"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=76015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}