Console with no password
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:21 pm
Today I accidentally found out you can bypass login/password on the serial console. This is on firmware 1.4.9
Connected using serial console I did this:
Basically, enter any random invalid user/password and hit ctrl-c after you hit enter to drop into command line.
Connected using serial console I did this:
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Please press Enter to activate this console.
BusyBox v1.19.4 (2017-03-07 13:42:37 EST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
Username:
Username:
Username:
Username:
Username:
Username:
Username:
Username:
Username: lkjasdfa
Password: ******
^Cswitchtest#
switchtest#
Basically, enter any random invalid user/password and hit ctrl-c after you hit enter to drop into command line.