Summary
CVE-2026-51710 is an improper access control vulnerability in the setParentalRules function of the TOTOLINK T6 router, firmware version 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015. The flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to alter the device’s parental-control configuration by sending a crafted POST request to the router’s CGI management interface. The issue carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical).
Technical details
- Root cause: the
setParentalRulesfunction in/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgifails to enforce authentication/authorization checks before processing requests that modify parental-control rules. - Trigger: an attacker sends a specially crafted HTTP POST request directly to
/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgiinvokingsetParentalRules, with no valid session or credentials required. - Attack vector: network-based, requiring no privileges and no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N).
- Impact: unauthorized attackers can view and change parental-control behavior on the device, resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impact; availability is not affected.
Affected software
- TOTOLINK T6, firmware version 4.1.5cu.748_B20211015
Severity
- CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.1 (Critical)
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Mitigation and recommended actions
- Immediate: check the TOTOLINK support/download portal for a firmware update addressing this issue for the T6 model and apply it as soon as it is available; no patched version was confirmed publicly at time of writing.
- If no patch is available: restrict access to the router’s web management interface (
/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi) to trusted internal networks only, disable remote/WAN administration, and place management interfaces behind a VPN or firewall ACL to block unauthenticated internet access. - General hardening: monitor for unexpected changes to parental-control settings and review router configurations for unauthorized modifications.
How IONIX identifies potentially affected assets
IONIX matches the following signals against data already collected when it crawled the asset; identifying the technology sends no request beyond that crawl.
- Raw response body:
/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi,N600R (Firmware version V,TOTOLINK

