HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-5178
HIGH

CVE-2026-5178

CWE-74Published: March 31, 2026· Updated: Apr 6, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.72%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:72.5th

Official Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Totolink A3300R 17.0.0cu.557_b20221024. Affected by this issue is the function setIptvCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument vlanPriLan3 leads to command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-5178 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

totolink2 products
a3300r firmwarea3300r
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://github.com/LvHongW/Vuln-of-totolink_A3300R/tree/main/A3300R_vlanPriLan3_cmd_inject
ADVISORYhttps://vuldb.com/submit/779147
ADVISORYhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/354246

All References (5)

→
https://github.com/LvHongW/Vuln-of-totolink_A3300R/tree/main/A3300R_vlanPriLan3_cmd_injectExploit · Third Party Advisory
→
https://vuldb.com/submit/779147Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354246Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354246/ctiPermissions Required · VDB Entry
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https://www.totolink.net/Product

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-5178
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-74
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.72%
Affected1 vendor
PublishedMar 31, 2026

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2026-5178 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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