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TI-2025-08333 Aliases CVE-2025-9091GHSA-vq2h-cfxr-pp9q

Tenda AC20 shadow hard-coded credentials

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-259Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-259.

Summary

A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC20 16.03.08.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc_ro/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TendaAC2016.03.08.12—No fix listedCNA
  • AC20 VendorTenda Affected 16.03.08.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac20_firmware:16.03.08.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.03.08.12VulnerableTenda
cpe:2.3:h:tenda:ac20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTenda
  • cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac20_firmware:16.03.08.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.03.08.12 Vulnerable ·Tenda
  • cpe:2.3:h:tenda:ac20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2025-9091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq2h-cfxr-pp9q

References

Exploit 3

Other 1

  • TI-2025-13393 Tenda AC20 openSchedWifi httpd buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-13392 Tenda AC20 httpd SetSysAutoRebbotCfg formSetRebootTimer stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-13391 Tenda AC20 httpd setPptpUserList formSetPPTPUserList stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-14008 Tenda AC20 PowerSaveSet sscanf buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-12122 Tenda AC20 WifiExtraSet buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-09906 Tenda AC20 HTTP POST Request SetPptpServerCfg strcpy buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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