The ZTE MF79U is a Category 4 (Cat4) LTE USB dongle, capable of theoretical downlink speeds of 150 Mbps and uplink of 50 Mbps. Its firmware is a stripped-down Linux-based operating system managing the LTE modem (MDM9230 or similar), Wi-Fi chipset (for AP mode), USB CDC (Communications Device Class) protocols, and a lightweight web interface (HTTPd). This report outlines the firmware’s internals, upgrade paths, known vulnerabilities, and methods for extracting or modifying the firmware.
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