Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-70329

Command Injection in Totolink X5000R Firmware 9.1.0cu.2415_b20250515

Published
23 February 2026
Modified
24 February 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.032 87th percentile
Risk Priority 64 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-70329 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink X5000R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 13% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-70329 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) in the TOTOLink X5000R router running firmware version v9.1.0cu_2415_B20250515. The issue affects the setIptvCfg handler in the /usr/sbin/lighttpd executable, where parameters such as vlanVidLan1 and other vlanVidLanX values are retrieved via Uci_Get_Str and passed to the CsteSystem function without adequate validation or filtering. Published on 2026-02-23, it has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.0 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

An authenticated attacker with low privileges on an adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by injecting shell metacharacters into the affected vlanVidLanX parameters during requests to the setIptvCfg handler. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary shell commands with root privileges, enabling full control over the device, including potential data exfiltration, modification of configurations, or further network pivoting.

Mitigation details are available in the referenced advisories: https://github.com/neighborhood-H/0-DAY/blob/main/Toto-link/X5000R/SetIptvCfg/report.md and https://www.notion.so/TOTOLINK-X5000R-SetIptvCfg-2d170566ca7f8027ad47e6b5429025fc?source=copy_link.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

TOTOLink X5000R v9.1.0cu_2415_B20250515 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the setIptvCfg handler of the /usr/sbin/lighttpd executable. The vlanVidLan1 (and other vlanVidLanX) parameters are retrieved via Uci_Get_Str and passed to the CsteSystem function without adequate validation or filtering. This allows…

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an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges by injecting shell metacharacters into the affected parameters.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
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.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2024-42748Same product: Totolink X5000R
CVE-2024-34921Same product: Totolink X5000R

Affected Assets

totolink
x5000r firmware
9.1.0cu.2415_b20250515

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References