CVE intelligence and bounded remediation
CVE-2025-60683 — Totolink A720R Firmware security vulnerability
A command injection vulnerability exists in the ToToLink A720R Router firmware V4.1.5cu.614_B20230630 within the sysconf binary, specifically in the sub_40BFA4 function that handles network interface reinitialization from '/var/system/linux_vlan_reinit'. Input is only partially validated by checking the prefix of interface names, and is concatenated into shell commands executed via system() without escaping. An attacker with write access to this file can execute arbitrary commands on the device.
- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- CISA KEV
- Not currently listed
- Ecosystem
- operating-system
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77
Affected products
- totolink / a720r_firmware / 4.1.5cu.614_b20230630
Matched remediation archetype
Command, code, expression, and template injection
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Check exposure
- Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
- Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
- Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.
Remediate safely
- Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
- Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
- Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.
Authoritative sources
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