# CVE-2025-13184: Unauthenticated Telnet enablement via cstecgi.cgi (auth bypass) leading to unauthenticated root login with a blank…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-13184-unauthenticated-telnet-enablement-via-cstecgi-cgi-auth-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-13184 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2025-12-10

Unauthenticated Telnet enablement via cstecgi.cgi (auth bypass) leading to unauthenticated root login with a blank password on factory/reset X5000R V9.1.0u.6369_B20230113 (arbitrary command execution). Earlier versions that share the same implementation, may also be affected.

Technologies: [TOTOLINK X5000r](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/x5000r), [TOTOLINK X5000r Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/x5000r-firmware). Vendors: [TOTOLINK](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/totolink).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-13184 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-13184 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-13184?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 10 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** TOTOLINK X5000r, TOTOLINK X5000r Firmware. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-13184?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-13184?** Check whether you run TOTOLINK X5000r or TOTOLINK X5000r Firmware. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- TOTOLINK X5000r
- TOTOLINK X5000r Firmware

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