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TI-2022-18975 Aliases CVE-2022-40073GHSA-vgjj-r3h2-cfqm

Tenda AC21 V 16.03.08.15 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /bin/httpd, saveParentControlInfo.

Priority LOW 35CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Tenda AC21 V 16.03.08.15 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /bin/httpd, saveParentControlInfo.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0101 63rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac21_firmware:16.03.08.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.03.08.15VulnerableTenda
cpe:2.3:h:tenda:ac21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTenda
  • cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac21_firmware:16.03.08.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.03.08.15 Vulnerable ·Tenda
  • cpe:2.3:h:tenda:ac21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Tenda

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgjj-r3h2-cfqm

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-08798 Tenda AC21/AC23 GetParentControlInfo stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-01322 Tenda AC21 AdvSetMacMtuWan fromAdvSetMacMtuWan stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-12293 Tenda AC21 SetSysTimeCfg stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-12292 Tenda AC21 SetIpMacBind stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-11565 Tenda AC21 SetPptpServerCfg formSetPPTPServer buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-10159 Tenda AC21 SetStaticRouteCfg sscanf buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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