CVE-2026-9543 — Totolink N300RH Web Management cstecgi.cgi setPasswordCfg os command injection
A vulnerability has been found in Totolink N300RH 6.1c.1353_B20190305. Affected is the function setPasswordCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. Such manipulation of the argument admpass leads to os command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 3.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+13
- Technical severity (critical)+10
- CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5
- Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Totolink N300RH).
- The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | CVSS 4.0 | Critical | — | — | VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 8.9 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.1 | Critical | 3.9 | 5.9 | cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.1 | Critical | — | — | VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.0 | Critical | — | — | VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 10.0 | CVSS 2.0 | High | 10.0 | 10.0 | cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 10.0 | CVSS 2.0 | High | — | — | VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: cna@vuldb.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 3.25%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.
Analysis and videos
CVE-2026-9543: Totolink N300RH Web Management cstecgi.cgi setPasswordCfg OS Command Injection
CVE-2026-9543 is a critical OS command injection flaw in the setPasswordCfg function of /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi in the web management interface of Totolink N300RH version 6.1c.1353_B20190305. According to the record, the admpass argument can be manipulated to run operating system commands remotely. The CNA VulDB assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, and the exploit has been publicly disclosed, but no fix is listed in the record.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · totolink/n300rh
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 9.8
- Source status changed · → Deferred
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
5 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Critical CVE-2026-10187 Totolink N300RH Web Management wireless.so setWiFiBasicConfig stack-based overflow May 31, 2026
- High CVE-2026-7749 Totolink N300RH POST Request cstecgi.cgi setWanConfig buffer overflow May 4, 2026
- High CVE-2026-7750 Totolink N300RH POST Request cstecgi.cgi setMacFilterRules buffer overflow May 4, 2026
- High CVE-2026-7748 Totolink N300RH POST Request cstecgi.cgi setUpgradeFW buffer overflow May 4, 2026
- Critical CVE-2026-7747 Totolink N300RH Parameter cstecgi.cgi loginauth buffer overflow May 4, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-7633 Totolink N300RH cstecgi.cgi setUploadSetting file inclusion May 2, 2026
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-9543 is "Totolink N300RH Web Management cstecgi.cgi setPasswordCfg os command injection", rated Critical. It affects N300RH (Totolink); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 3.25% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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