Totolink A8000RU CGI cstecgi.cgi vulnerability os command injection

published 2026-05-01 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-26470

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was identified in Totolink A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. This issue affects the function Vulnerability of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component CGI Handler. The manipulation of the argument proto leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 6 mo ago (2026-05-01)

Exploit prediction

1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Litengzheng/vuldb_new2/blob/main/A8000RU/vul_329/README.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	9.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	8.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Totolink A8000RU

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

github.com /Litengzheng/vuldb_new2/blob/main/A8000RU/vul_329/README.md
exploit
vuldb.com /vuln/360354
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/360354/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /submit/804321
third-party-advisory
totolink.net /
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-7538
NVD CVE-2026-7538

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Summary