Unauthenticated command execution via unsanitized wanIdx
Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated Apr 9, 2026
OS command injection in TOTOLINK A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via wanIdx. setDmzCfg in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi inserts wanIdx into a string built with snprintf and passes it to CsteSystem, which invokes /bin/sh through execv without neutralization. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-selected commands with root privileges on the router.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in TOTOLINK A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via wanIdx. setDmzCfg in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi inserts wanIdx into a string built with snprintf and passes it to CsteSystem, which invokes /bin/sh through execv without neutralization. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-selected commands with root privileges on the router.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-5975
- Published
- Apr 9, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Vendor
- TOTOLINK
- Product
- A7100RU
- Classifications
- CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.4cu.2313_b20191024
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- A7100RU vul_161 proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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