CVE-2026-10873
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability was determined in Shibby Tomato 1.28.0000. Impacted is the function rstats_path of the file /bin/rstats of the component Web UI. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This project is superseded by FreshTomato.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in Shibby Tomato 1.28.0000 Web UI allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands through manipulation of the rstats_path function in /bin/rstats.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Shibby Tomato firmware is installedAccess the router's web interface or check the system information page. Look for 'Shibby Tomato' or 'Tomato' in the firmware name displayed on the status/dashboard page.Affected if The device is running Shibby Tomato firmware
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Check the exact firmware versionOn the router's web UI, navigate to Administration > Configuration > Backup or System Overview page to view the firmware version number. Compare against 1.28.0000.Affected if The installed version is 1.28.0000
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Verify the Web UI is accessibleAttempt to access the router's web management interface via HTTP/HTTPS on the standard ports (80/443). Confirm the login page loads successfully.Affected if The Web UI is exposed and reachable on the network
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Check if /bin/rstats is presentIf you have SSH/telnet access to the router's shell, run 'ls -la /bin/rstats' to verify the rstats binary exists on the filesystem.Affected if The /bin/rstats binary exists on the device
The environment is affected if the device runs Shibby Tomato version 1.28.0000 with the Web UI accessible and the rstats web component enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to FreshTomato (the supported successor to Shibby Tomato) which presumably includes the patched version; if upgrading is not immediately feasible, restrict web UI access to trusted networks only.
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