Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors — Chinese giant Zbtlink halts downloads to fix issue

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Pro Security Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors — Chinese giant Zbtlink halts downloads to fix issue News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 6 August 2026 Zbtlink denies allegations, but still moved to address them When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Because they were shipped that way.”Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Detention and escape attemptsBaines dubbed the flaw “ENDLESSDOORS” and says it was uploaded to GitHub in early 2015 and “never touched again”. “It can send the client individual shell commands or tell the client to spawn a reverse bash shell.”“The vocabulary of this protocol is two phrases: run this as root, and give me a root shell,” he further explained, saying that anyone along the path can hijack the client/server communication.

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▪Pro Security Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors — Chinese giant Zbtlink halts downloads to fix issue News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 6 August 2026 Zbtlink denies allegations, but still moved to address them When
▪Because they were shipped that way.”Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Detention and escape attemptsBaines dubbed the flaw “ENDLESSDOORS” and says it was uploaded to GitHub in early 2015 and “never touched again”.
▪“It can send the client individual shell commands or tell the client to spawn a reverse bash shell.”“The vocabulary of this protocol is two phrases: run this as root, and give me a root shell,” he further explained, saying that anyone along

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Pro Security Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors — Chinese giant Zbtlink halts downloads to fix issue News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 6 August 2026 Zbtlink denies allegations, but still moved to address them When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: FactoryTh / Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter VulnCheck CTO Jacob Baines reported Zbtlink routers shipped with a built‑in backdoor dubbed ENDLESSDOORS, allowing remote root commands and reverse shellsZbtlink denied malicious intent, calling it an after‑sales…

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