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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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A vulnerability was determined in Totolink A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. This affects the function setIpQosRules of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. This manipulation of the argument Comment causes os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
AnalysisAI
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands via the Comment parameter handled by the setIpQosRules function in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Publicly available exploit code exists and the SSVC framework rates the technical impact as total with automatable exploitation, though no public exploit identified at time of analysis as actively exploited in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS sits at 0.89% (76th percentile), suggesting moderate but non-trivial exploitation interest.
Technical ContextAI
The Totolink A8000RU is a consumer/SMB wireless router whose web management interface is implemented via CGI handlers in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi - a common monolithic CGI binary across Totolink devices that dispatches to handler functions like setIpQosRules based on request parameters. The root cause is CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), where the Comment argument supplied to setIpQosRules is passed into a shell or system() call without sanitization, allowing shell metacharacters (;, |, `, $()) to break out of the intended command. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:totolink:a8000ru:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates all A8000RU versions are potentially in scope, though EUVD specifically names firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - the references include the vendor homepage (https://www.totolink.net/) and the VulDB advisory (https://vuldb.com/vuln/365456) but no fixed firmware version. Until Totolink publishes patched firmware, restrict access to the web management interface by disabling WAN-side remote administration (trade-off: loss of remote management convenience), placing the router's management VLAN/IP behind an ACL that only permits trusted internal hosts, and blocking inbound access to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi at any upstream firewall (trade-off: this breaks legitimate web administration from blocked sources). Consider replacing the device if it has reached end-of-support, since SOHO routers with public OS command injection often see follow-on IoT botnet recruitment.
OS command injection in Totolink A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
Remote OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in Totolink A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
Remote OS command injection in TOTOLINK A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in TOTOLINK A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in Totolink A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows unauthenticated remote attacke
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
Same weakness CWE-78 – OS Command Injection
View allSame technique Command Injection
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EUVD-2026-31708
GHSA-25hv-9wxj-cgm5