CVE-2026-5020
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 detected in Totolink A3600R 4.1.2cu.5182_B20201102. Affected by this issue is the function setNoticeCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument NoticeUrl results in command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
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 confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in Totolink A3600R router firmware (v4.1.2cu.5182_B20201102). The setNoticeCfg function in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi fails to sanitize the NoticeUrl parameter, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.1.2cu.5182_b20201102CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify firmware versionAccess the router web management interface and navigate to System Status or Firmware Upgrade page to view the current firmware version. Alternatively, if you have telnet/ssh access, run 'cat /proc/version' or check /etc/version file.Affected if The displayed firmware version is exactly 4.1.2cu.5182_B20201102
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Locate the vulnerable CGI binaryVerify the presence of /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi on the router by attempting to access it via HTTP (e.g., http://<router-ip>/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi) or by checking the filesystem if you have shell access.Affected if The file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi exists and is accessible on the device
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Confirm web interface accessibilityCheck if the router web management interface (HTTP/HTTPS on ports 80 or 443) is reachable from your network. The vulnerability requires the CGI interface to be network-accessible.Affected if The web management interface is exposed and responds to requests
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Verify setNoticeCfg endpoint availabilityAttempt to access the setNoticeCfg function by sending a POST request to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi with a JSON body containing 'topicurl':'setNoticeCfg'. This can be done using curl: curl -X POST http://<router-ip>/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi -d '{"topicurl":"setNoticeCfg"}'Affected if The endpoint responds and accepts the setNoticeCfg topicurl parameter
You are affected if you are running Totolink A3600R firmware version 4.1.2cu.5182_B20201102 and the /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi interface is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataApply vendor firmware patch if available; if EOL, restrict management interface access to trusted networks or disable the affected cgi functionality via access controls.
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