Tenda AC21 SetStaticRouteCfg sscanf buffer overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC21 up to 16.03.08.16. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sscanf of the file /goform/SetStaticRouteCfg. The manipulation of the argument list results in buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenda | AC21 | 16.03.08.0; 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; 16.03.08.13; 16.03.08.14; 16.03.08.15; 16.03.08.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AC21 VendorTenda Affected 16.03.08.0; 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; 16.03.08.13; 16.03.08.14; 16.03.08.15; 16.03.08.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11091
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q44p-w6pc-7fm3
References
More Tenda Ac21 Firmware vulnerabilities
- 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-2023-09979 A stack overflow vulnerability in Tenda AC21 with firmware version… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-11091 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11091 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q44p-w6pc-7fm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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