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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-42375 EUVD-2026-27027GHSA-rgp4-f9jj-fjwc

D-Link DIR-600L A1 Hardcoded Telnet Backdoor Credentials

Published May 4, 2026 · Updated May 5, 2026 · Assigned by securin

Description

D-Link DIR-600L Hardware Revision A1 (End-of-Life) contains a hardcoded telnet backdoor. The device starts a telnet daemon at boot via /bin/telnetd.sh with the username "Alphanetworks" and the static password "wrgn35_dlwbr_dir600l" read from /etc/alpha_config/image_sign. The custom telnetd binary accepts a -u user:password flag, and the custom login binary uses strcmp() to validate credentials. Successful authentication grants an unauthenticated attacker on the local network a root shell with full administrative control. The device has reached End-of-Life (EOL) and will not receive patches.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
D-Link DIR-600L Firmware A1 —

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