TI-2018-04173 Aliases CVE-2018-5770 GHSA-79fv-qmj9-h56m

An issue was discovered on Tenda AC15 devices.

MEDIUM 47CWE-1188Published 2018-03-20 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered on Tenda AC15 devices. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can make a request to /goform/telnet, creating a telnetd service on the device. This service is password protected; however, several default accounts exist on the device that are root accounts, which can be used to log in.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02689 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:tendacn:ac15_firmware:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Tendacn
cpe:2.3:h:tendacn:ac15:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Tendacn

cpe:2.3:o:tendacn:ac15_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Tendacn
cpe:2.3:h:tendacn:ac15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Tendacn

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5770
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79fv-qmj9-h56m

References

Exploit 1

https://www.fidusinfosec.com/tenda-ac15-unauthenticated-telnetd-start-cve-2018-5770/

TI-2022-19452 Tenda AC15 and AC18 routers V15.03.05.19 contain stack overflow vulnerabilities in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-19448 Tenda AC15 and AC18 routers V15.03.05.19 contain heap overflow vulnerabilities in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-19447 Tenda AC15 and AC18 routers V15.03.05.19 contain stack overflow vulnerabilities in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-19446 Tenda AC15 and AC18 router V15.03.05.19 contains stack overflow vulnerability in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-19444 Tenda AC15 router V15.03.05.19 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in the function… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-19441 Tenda AC15 router V15.03.05.19 contains a stack overflow via the list parameter at /goform/fast_setting_wifi_set CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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