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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
Network-reachable Boa interface but requires low-privilege access (PR:L) and difficult exploitation (AC:H); high C/I/A retained to match reported privilege-boundary impact, no scope change.
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1DescriptionCVE.org
A security vulnerability has been detected in TOTOLINK A3000RU, A3100R, A950RG, AC1200T10, CP450, CS185R_T10 and EX200 up to 20260906. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /etc/boa/boa.conf of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to least privilege violation. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitation is known to be difficult.
AnalysisAI
Least-privilege violation across multiple TOTOLINK SOHO router models (A3000RU, A3100R, A950RG, AC1200T10, CP450, CS185R_T10, EX200 through firmware 20260906) stems from the /etc/boa/boa.conf configuration of the Boa web-server interface, allowing a low-privileged remote actor to gain access or information beyond their intended authorization boundary. The flaw carries CVSS 4.0 base score 7.7 with high attack complexity, and VulDB rates real-world exploitation as difficult. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is the Boa web server, a lightweight single-tasking HTTP server historically embedded in low-cost consumer/SOHO routers and IoT devices; its behavior is driven by the /etc/boa/boa.conf file referenced in this report. The root cause is classified as CWE-272 (Least Privilege Violation), meaning the web interface operates with, or grants, broader privileges than required - typically through misconfigured file ownership, permissive access-control directives, or an over-privileged CGI/service context defined in boa.conf. The CPE set (cpe:2.3:a:totolink:{a3000ru,a3100r,a950rg,ac1200t10,cp450,cs185r_t10,ex200}) confirms the issue spans seven distinct TOTOLINK product lines sharing the same Boa-based firmware codebase, indicating a common platform-level weakness rather than a model-specific bug.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; the references point only to VulDB entries and submission records (https://vuldb.com/vuln/377214) rather than a fixed firmware release, so monitor https://www.totolink.net/ for a firmware update newer than 20260906 for the affected model. As compensating controls, restrict access to the router's web management interface to trusted management VLANs or hosts and disable remote/WAN-side administration so the Boa interface is not reachable from untrusted networks (trade-off: remote management convenience is lost); enforce strong, unique administrative credentials since exploitation requires low-privilege access (PR:L), reducing the pool of actors who can reach the vulnerable state; and where feasible tighten filesystem permissions/ownership on /etc/boa/boa.conf and segregate these consumer-grade devices behind a firewall. Given the difficulty of exploitation, network-level isolation is the highest-value control until firmware is available.
Same weakness CWE-272 – Least Privilege Violation
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EUVD-2026-42725
GHSA-f8vj-vmgj-67x6