Unauthenticated command execution via unsanitized enable parameter
Published May 25, 2026 · Updated May 25, 2026
OS command injection in TOTOLINK A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote attackers to execute commands via the enable parameter. The handler inserts enable into a command string, passes it through Uci_Set_Str and CsteSystem, and ultimately invokes execv without neutralizing shell syntax. The CNA rates access as unauthenticated with no user interaction; the published PoC includes a session cookie and demonstrates arbitrary command execution by creating a file.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in TOTOLINK A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote attackers to execute commands via the enable parameter. The handler inserts enable into a command string, passes it through Uci_Set_Str and CsteSystem, and ultimately invokes execv without neutralizing shell syntax. The CNA rates access as unauthenticated with no user interaction; the published PoC includes a session cookie and demonstrates arbitrary command execution by creating a file.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-9478
- Published
- May 25, 2026
- Updated
- May 25, 2026
- Vendor
- TOTOLINK
- Product
- A8000RU
- Classifications
- CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.1cu.643_b20200521
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Public exploit references
- A8000RU setParentalRules command-injection proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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