CVE-2025-15356: tenda ac20_firmware
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-15356 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in tenda ac20_firmware. EPSS estimates a 4.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 30-12-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability has been found in Tenda AC20 up to 16.03.08.12. The impacted element is the function sscanf of the file /goform/PowerSaveSet. The manipulation of the argument powerSavingEn/time/powerSaveDelay/ledCloseType leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versions- NVDNIST7.4HighCVSS: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:XDiffers
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.0HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS trend
Probability
4.00%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.00% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundIot Poc
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
Affected systems
Tenda1 product
- ac20_firmware16.03.08.0 | 16.03.08.1 | 16.03.08.2 | 16.03.08.3 | 16.03.08.4 | 16.03.08.5 | 16.03.08.6 | 16.03.08.7 | 16.03.08.8 | 16.03.08.9 | 16.03.08.10 | 16.03.08.11 | 16.03.08.12 | ≤ 16.03.08.12
1 vendor · 1 product
References
6 links- github.com/xyh4ck/iot_poc/tree/main/Tenda%20AC20_Buffer_OverflowBroken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/xyh4ck/iot_poc/blob/main/Tenda%20AC20_Buffer_Overflow/Tenda%20AC20_Buffer_Overflow.mdBroken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.tenda.com.cnProduct