CVE-2026-36960
Published: 30 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-36960 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in U Speed (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 8.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SC-23 (Session Authenticity) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-36960 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, affecting the web management interface of the U-SPEED N300 Router version V1.0.0. The device lacks CSRF protection mechanisms, such as anti-CSRF tokens or strict Origin/Referer header validation, on its administrative API endpoints. Published on 2026-04-30, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and significant impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious webpage that sends forged HTTP requests to the router's configuration endpoints. If an authenticated administrator visits the malicious webpage while their browser session is active with the router, the browser automatically includes the valid session cookie in the cross-origin request. This tricks the router into processing the request as a legitimate administrative action, enabling the attacker to modify device configurations without the victim's knowledge.
References for advisories and additional details include the vendor site at http://u-speed.com and the GitHub repository https://github.com/kirubel-cve/CVE-2026-36960.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-26386
Vulnerability details
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the web management interface of the U-SPEED N300 Rounter V1.0.0. The device does not implement CSRF protection mechanisms such as anti-CSRF tokens or strict Origin/Referer validation for administrative API endpoints. An attacker…
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can craft a malicious webpage that sends forged HTTP requests to configuration endpoints. If an authenticated administrator visits the malicious webpage, the victim's browser automatically includes the valid session cookie in the request, allowing the router to process the request as a legitimate administrative action.
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Why these techniques?
The CSRF vulnerability in the router's unauthenticated web management interface directly enables exploitation of a public-facing application to perform unauthorized configuration changes via forged requests.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SC-23 requires protections for the authenticity of communications sessions, such as anti-CSRF tokens, directly preventing forged administrative requests from malicious webpages.
SI-10 mandates validation of information inputs including Origin/Referer headers and CSRF tokens to block cross-site forged requests to configuration endpoints.
IA-11 requires re-authentication for sensitive actions like configuration changes, mitigating CSRF by preventing automatic execution of forged requests without fresh credentials.