Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root Shells

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Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root Shells

August 6, 2026 dirk 0 Comments 3 tags

Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root Shells

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a “factory-shipped backdoor” implanted in at least 20 Chinese router models from Zbtlink.

According to a new report from VulnCheck, the implant appears in all 21 firmware images currently available from Zbtlink that span more than 2 years. The backdoors are designed such that they start automatically and attempt to beacon to Chinese

Source: The Hacker News

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