Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-9407

CriticalRCE
Microsoft: not affectedMSmacOS: not affectedMacLinux: not affectedLnxMobile: not affectedMobNetwork: not affectedNetApplication: not affectedAppOther: affectedOth

Published: 25 May 2026

Published
25 May 2026
Modified
26 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0089 75.9th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-9407 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Totolink A8000RU (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 24.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190).
Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

OS command injection in the web management interface (setFirewallType in cstecgi.cgi) directly enables remote exploitation of a public-facing application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Totolink A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. Affected by this vulnerability is the function setFirewallType of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation of the argument firewallType leads to os command injection. The…

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attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-77CWE-78
OWASP Top 10 Web 2025
A05:2025

Affected Products

Totolink
A8000RU
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

EU & UK References

Regulatory context (EU CRA / NIS2 / DORA / UK NIS Regulations)

EU Cyber Resilience Act — coordinated disclosure

Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in products with digital elements may trigger coordinated-disclosure obligations under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA, Regulation 2024/2847). Manufacturers placing products on the EU market must notify ENISA and the relevant CSIRTs without undue delay once active exploitation is known.

References