CVE-2026-51680: n/a
Description
CVE-2026-51680 is a critical vulnerability in TOTOLINK T6 firmware version 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015. It involves incorrect access control in the setLedCfg function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify the device's LED behavior by sending a crafted POST request to /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from improper access control in the setLedCfg function of TOTOLINK T6 firmware 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015. An attacker without authentication can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted POST request to the /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi endpoint, enabling modification of the LED behavior on the device. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). There is no known exploit in the wild and no vendor-provided patch or remediation information at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to modify LED behavior on the affected device, impacting confidentiality and integrity of device settings. There is no reported impact on availability. The high CVSS score indicates a critical security risk due to the lack of authentication and ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict network access to the device's management interface to trusted users only and monitor for unusual POST requests targeting /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Avoid exposing the device management interface to untrusted networks.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a958ab8acd9273b492f0880
Added to database: 08/31/2026, 14:07:52 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 15:22:44 UTC
Last updated: 10/16/2026, 18:48:21 UTC
Views: 62
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