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CVE-2026-1741: EFM ipTIME A8004T · Backdoor

Affects EFM ipTIME A8004TSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 54% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
EFMipTIME A8004TAffected
  • =14.18.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the absence of an official patch, organizations should immediately assess their deployment of the ipTIME A8004T routers running firmware version 14.18.2. Mitigation steps include: 1) Isolate affected devices from untrusted networks, especially the internet, by restricting management interfaces to trusted IPs or internal networks only. 2) Disable or restrict access to the Debug Interface or any remote management features if possible. 3) Monitor network traffic for unusual activity targeting /sess-bin/d.cgi or suspicious commands related to the 'cmd' parameter. 4) Employ network segmentation to limit the impact of a compromised device. 5) Consider replacing affected devices with alternative hardware from vendors with active security support. 6) Implement strict access controls and multi-factor authentication for device management to reduce the risk of privilege escalation. 7) Stay alert for vendor updates or community patches and apply them promptly once available.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in EFM ipTIME A8004T 14.18.2. Affected is the function httpcon_check_session_url of the file /sess-bin/d.cgi of the component Debug Interface. This manipulation of the argument cmd causes backdoor. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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