Unauthenticated code execution via unchecked Hostname copy
Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in TOTOLINK N600R 4.3.0cu.7647_B20210106 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Hostname. The setSystemConfig handler in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi passes the HTTP Hostname value to strcpy, copying it into a fixed-size stack buffer without a length check. No authentication or user interaction is required; an oversized POST can overwrite the saved return address and execute code or crash and reboot the router.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in TOTOLINK N600R 4.3.0cu.7647_B20210106 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Hostname. The setSystemConfig handler in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi passes the HTTP Hostname value to strcpy, copying it into a fixed-size stack buffer without a length check. No authentication or user interaction is required; an oversized POST can overwrite the saved return address and execute code or crash and reboot the router.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-79911
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- TOTOLINK
- Product
- N600R
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-121, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.3.0cu.7647_B20210106
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Public exploit references
- N600R setSystemConfig Hostname overflow proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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