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High · 8.7 CVE-2026-40854 EUVD-2026-80669GHSA-7wq2-g42r-wr2h

Session auth bypass via cookie value in T-Mobile 5G Box IDU routers

Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by CERT-PL

Description

WNC T-Mobile 5G Box IDU router contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the portal.cgi component. The session verification mechanism improperly validates the sessionid cookie by checking for the existence of a corresponding file in /tmp/login_user. An attacker can bypass authentication by using directory entries such as "." or ".." in the cookie, allowing unauthorized access to the administration panel.This issue has been fixed in firmware version 1.1.0.651412

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
WNC T-Mobile 5G Box IDU < 1.1.0.651412 1.1.0.651412

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