Tenda TX9 SetVirtualServerCfg sub_42CB94 stack-based overflow
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tenda TX9 22.03.02.10. This affects the function sub_42CB94 of the file /goform/SetVirtualServerCfg. The manipulation of the argument list leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-261855. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Published
- Apr 24, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.7% · 76th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-121
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.8
- CNA · VulDB
- 8.8
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| tenda | tx9 pro firmware | cpe:2.3:o:tenda:tx9_pro_firmware |
| tenda | tx9 pro | cpe:2.3:h:tenda:tx9_pro |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tenda tx9 pro firmware22.03.02.10
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Tenda TX9
- 22.03.02.10affected
Same product
tenda: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-29592Tenda TX9 Pro 22.03.02.10 devices allow OS command injection via set_route (called by doSystemCmd_route).45Plan
- CVE-2022-29591Tenda TX9 Pro 22.03.02.10 devices have a SetNetControlList buffer overflow.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-4114Tenda TX9 PowerSaveSet sub_42C014 stack-based overflow35Monitor
- CVE-2024-4113Tenda TX9 SetSysTimeCfg sub_42D4DC stack-based overflow35Monitor
- CVE-2024-4111Tenda TX9 SetLEDCfg sub_42BD7C stack-based overflow35Monitor
- CVE-2022-38510Tenda_TX9pro V22.03.02.10 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the component httpd/SetNetControlList.31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- yhryhryhr_tu (VulDB User)reporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-41110 days apartTenda TX9 SetLEDCfg sub_42BD7C stack-based overflow35Monitor
- CVE-2024-41130 days apartTenda TX9 SetSysTimeCfg sub_42D4DC stack-based overflow35Monitor
- CVE-2024-41140 days apartTenda TX9 PowerSaveSet sub_42C014 stack-based overflow35Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer OverflowCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- github.com/abcdefg-png/IoT-vulnerable/blob/main/Tenda/TX9/formSetVirtualSer.md
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.261855
- vuldb.com/?id.261855
- vuldb.com/?submit.317206
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.