Tenda AC15 SysToolChangePwd websGetVar stack-based overflow
A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC15 15.03.05.18. This affects the function websGetVar of the file /goform/SysToolChangePwd. Such manipulation of the argument oldPwd/newPwd/cfmPwd leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
- Published
- Apr 8, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.0% · 62th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.0%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulDB
- 8.7
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tenda ac15 firmware15.03.05.18
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 AC15
- 15.03.05.18affected
Same product
tenda: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-10987The goform/setUsbUnload endpoint of Tenda AC15 AC1900 version 15.03.05.19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via tKEV93Now
- CVE-2022-28557There is a command injection vulnerability at the /goform/setsambacfg interface of Tenda AC15 US_AC15V1.0BR_V15.03.05.20_multi_TDE01.bin dev46Plan
- CVE-2022-40851Tenda AC15 V15.03.05.19 contained a stack overflow via the function fromAddressNat.42Plan
- CVE-2026-24105An issue was discovered in goform/formsetUsbUnload in Tenda AC15V1.0 V15.03.05.18_multi.40Plan
- CVE-2026-24101An issue was discovered in goform/formSetIptv in Tenda AC15V1.0 V15.03.05.18_multi.40Plan
- CVE-2025-25632Tenda AC15 v15.03.05.19 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the handler function in /goform/telnet.40Plan
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.
- meshaal (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-2025-0566444 days apartTenda AC15 SetDevNetName formSetDevNetName stack-based overflow37Monitor
- CVE-2025-3786355 days apartTenda AC15 WifiExtraSet fromSetWirelessRepeat buffer overflow34Monitor
- CVE-2025-5850304 days apartTenda AC15 HTTP POST Request SetLEDCf formsetschedled buffer overflow31Monitor
- CVE-2026-497512 days apartTenda AC15 POST Request setcfm formSetCfm memory corruption29Monitor
- CVE-2026-340038 days apartTenda AC15 TextEditingConversion stack-based overflow29Monitor
- CVE-2025-11389183 days apartTenda AC15 saveAutoQos stack-based overflow29Monitor
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
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.