CVE-2026-5996
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CVE-2026-5996 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A security vulnerability has been detected in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. The affected element is the function setAdvancedInfoShow of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component CGI Handler. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_b20191024. The affected element is the function setAdvancedInfoShow of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component CGI Handler. The manipulation of the argument tty_server leads to os command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
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- Status
- Deferred
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