CVE-2026-7607: trendnet tew-821dap_firmware
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-7607 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in trendnet tew-821dap_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 02-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in TRENDnet TEW-821DAP 1.12B01. Impacted is the function auto_update_firmware of the component Firmware Udpate. The manipulation of the argument str leads to buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The vendor explains: "That firmware version will only work on our hardware version v1.xR. We have already EOL that product 8 years ago and are no longer selling". This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versions- NVDNIST8.7HighCVSS: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:X/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
- 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
1.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.38 pp
From 0.63% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundIot Firmware Update
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
Trendnet1 product
- tew-821dap_firmware1.12B01 | 1.12b01
1 vendor · 1 product
References
4 links- github.com/IOTRes/IOT_Firmware_Update/blob/main/Trendnet/TEW-821DAP_BO.mdPatchExploitThird Party Advisory