Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify reachable TOTOLINK T6 management interface
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DeliveryCraft unauthenticated POST to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi
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ExploitInvoke delPortForwardRules action
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ExecutionRouter deletes targeted NAT rules
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ImpactDependent services lose external reachability
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OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The TOTOLINK T6 router's web management interface (typically HTTP on port 80) must be reachable by the attacker - from the WAN if remote management is enabled, or from within the LAN. No authentication is required (confirmed by PR:N in the CVSS vector). Exploitation is confined to the specific firmware version 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015; other versions are neither confirmed vulnerable nor confirmed patched. The delPortForwardRules function must be reachable via the /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi dispatcher. Exploitation is strictly limited to deletion of NAT port-forwarding rules - it does not grant shell access, expose credentials, or allow reading or writing of other configuration. The primary limiting factor for most deployments is that the management interface defaults to LAN-only access, meaning exploitation from the internet requires a non-default configuration (WAN management enabled). |
| Impact | The CVSS 7.5 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) accurately reflects a low-effort, unauthenticated, network-reachable attack with significant integrity impact. No EPSS score is available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, so automated exploitation at scale has not been confirmed. The real-world risk is highly dependent on exposure: if the router's management interface is only LAN-accessible (default for most SOHO deployments), the attacker surface is limited to internal network actors. However, operators who have enabled WAN-side management access face meaningful risk, and even a mid-sized municipal IT team managing distributed branch offices should treat this as urgent if TOTOLINK T6 devices are in scope and management ports are externally reachable. The impact is bounded - only port-forwarding rule integrity is affected, with no credential exposure or code execution - but targeted deletion of critical forwarding rules could silently disrupt VoIP, remote access, or operational services relying on those NAT entries. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who can reach the TOTOLINK T6 web management interface (typically TCP port 80) crafts a POST request to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi with parameters invoking the delPortForwardRules action and targeting specific rule identifiers, submitting it without any session cookie or authentication credential. The router processes the request and removes the specified forwarding rules, silently disrupting any service (VoIP gateway, remote desktop, internal server) that relied on those NAT entries. No POC code has been publicly confirmed, but the attack requires only a single HTTP request with known endpoint structure. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 01, 2026
Unauthenticated deletion of port-forwarding rules is possible on TOTOLINK T6 routers running firmware 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015 due to missing access control in the delPortForwardRules function. An attacker with network access to the router's web management interface can send a crafted POST request to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi and silently remove NAT port-forwarding rules without any credentials. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 7.5 High score; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been confirmed at time of analysis, though GitHub CVE coordination activity signals active researcher interest.
RemediationAI
Visit the TOTOLINK firmware download page at https://www.totolink.net/home/menu/detail/menu_listtpl/download/id/190/ids/36.html and check for a firmware release newer than 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015 that addresses this access control flaw - no confirmed patched version has been identified from available data. As an immediate compensating control, disable remote (WAN-side) management access to the router web interface if it is currently internet-exposed; this eliminates the external attack surface while leaving LAN-only management intact, though it does not mitigate exploitation by a LAN-side attacker. Additionally, back up current port-forwarding rules and monitor for unexpected deletions. If no firmware patch materializes within an acceptable risk window, consider replacing end-of-life TOTOLINK T6 hardware with a supported device receiving active security updates. Monitor https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51716 and https://vuldb.com/vuln/397383 for patch announcements.
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The TOTOLINK T6 is a SOHO/consumer router whose firmware exposes a CGI-based web management interface via /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi, which dispatches multiple configuration operations based on POST parameters. The delPortForwardRules function handles deletion of NAT port-forwarding entries but implements no session authentication check before executing the destructive operation - a textbook CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) failure. The affected firmware is version 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015. The NVD CPE entry is listed as cpe:2.3:a:n/a:n/a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, a placeholder that provides no useful automated product matching. Whether other TOTOLINK T6 firmware versions or related TOTOLINK models share the same vulnerable CGI dispatcher logic is not confirmed from available data.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Network-reachable unauthenticated CGI endpoint; no credentials needed; only integrity (rule deletion) is affected, not confidentiality or availability.
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
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3DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect access control in the delPortForwardRules function of TOTOLINK T6 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015 allows unauthenticated attackers to delete port-forwarding rules via sending a crafted POST request to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi.
Executive ViewAI
TOTOLINK T6 routers running firmware 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015 are vulnerable to unauthenticated deletion of port-forwarding rules, allowing any attacker with network access to the router's management interface to silently disrupt critical routing configurations without credentials. Organizations using these routers face immediate risk of network service disruption and loss of NAT-based access controls.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict management interface access via firewall rules to trusted IP ranges only; (2) disable WAN-side remote management access; (3) establish daily automated baselines of active port-forwarding rules to detect unauthorized deletions; (4) maintain offline backups of router configurations for rapid restoration; (5) monitor router access logs for suspicious POST requests to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi.
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