WDR201A WiFi Extender OS Command Injection via firewall.cgi
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
WDR201A WiFi Extender (HW V2.1, FW LFMZX28040922V1.02) contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the firewall.cgi binary across five request handlers that apply insufficient input validation. Attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands through vulnerable parameters like websURLFilter, websHostFilter, portForward, singlePortForward, and ipportFilter using subshell syntax or unfiltered parameters, with payloads persisting in NVRAM and re-executing on every subsequent firewall.cgi request.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen Yipu Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd | WDR201A WiFi Extender | up to 1.02.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WDR201A WiFi Extender VendorShenzhen Yipu Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd Affected up to 1.02.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41926
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r939-4h6w-w7j6
References
More Shenzhen Yipu Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30327 WDR201A WiFi Extender OS Command Injection via adm.cgi (reboot_time) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-30326 WDR201A WiFi Extender OS Command Injection via makeRequest.cgi CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-30325 WDR201A WiFi Extender OS Command Injection via internet.cgi CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-30324 WDR201A WiFi Extender OS Command Injection via wireless.cgi CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-30329 WDR201A WiFi Extender Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via firewall.cgi CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-41926 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41926 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r939-4h6w-w7j6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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