Authenticated command execution via unvalidated USSD input
Published Aug 31, 2026 · Updated Aug 31, 2026
Command injection in TOTOLINK NR1800X firmware 9.1.0u.6681_B20230703 allows remote authenticated users to execute shell commands. The setUssd handler in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi inserts the unvalidated ussd parameter into a double-quoted command passed to system(). A valid management cookie is required, and crafted input must preserve the surrounding quote syntax; successful exploitation runs commands in the router firmware context.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in TOTOLINK NR1800X firmware 9.1.0u.6681_B20230703 allows remote authenticated users to execute shell commands. The setUssd handler in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi inserts the unvalidated ussd parameter into a double-quoted command passed to system(). A valid management cookie is required, and crafted input must preserve the surrounding quote syntax; successful exploitation runs commands in the router firmware context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82597
- Published
- Aug 31, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 31, 2026
- Vendor
- TOTOLINK
- Product
- NR1800X Firmware
- Classifications
- CWE-77, CWE-74, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 31, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 31, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=9.1.0u.6681_B20230703
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Public exploit references
- TOTOLINK NR1800X setUssd command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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