Tenda AC23 WifiExtraSet 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 flaw has been found in Tenda AC23 16.03.07.52. This impacts an unknown function of the file /goform/WifiExtraSet. This manipulation of the argument wpapsk_crypto causes buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been published and may be used.
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 | AC23 | 16.03.07.52 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AC23 VendorTenda Affected 16.03.07.52 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8m2-v594-mjj5
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Exploit 2
Other 1
More Tenda Ac23 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21552 Tenda AC23 Vv16.03.07.45_cn is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via sub_450A4C function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00742 Tenda AC23 httpd formGetSysToolDDNS out-of-bounds write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-08798 Tenda AC21/AC23 GetParentControlInfo stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-00437 Tenda AC23 PowerSaveSet sscanf buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-13894 Tenda AC23 HTTP POST Request formSetPPTPUserList buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-13893 Tenda AC23 SetIpMacBind fromSetIpMacBind stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-1420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f8m2-v594-mjj5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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