# CVE-2022-29645: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Attackers can gain root access to TOTOLINK A3100R routers using a hardcoded password found in the system files.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cwgr-pvrh-q3xf

## What is CVE-2022-29645?

CVE-2022-29645 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

TOTOLINK A3100R V4.1.2cu.5050_B20200504 and V4.1.2cu.5247_B20211129 were discovered to contain a hard coded password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow.sample.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29645?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Totolink A3100r Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29645?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29645 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29645 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-28256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28256/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42546/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42547/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29644/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-46009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46009/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29645 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29645 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29645/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29645/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29645
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29645
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29645

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.