Tenda AC6 POST Request QuickIndex formQuickIndex stack-based 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 vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC6 15.03.05.16. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formQuickIndex of the file /goform/QuickIndex of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument PPPOEPassword leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might 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 | AC6 | 15.03.05.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AC6 VendorTenda Affected 15.03.05.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4961
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhww-r997-h23m
References
More Tenda Ac6 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-20961 Tenda AC6 v15.03.05.16 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the formSetSpeedWan function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20197 Tenda AC10 V1.0 V15.03.06.23, AC1206 V15.03.06.23, AC8 v4 V16.03.34.06, AC6 V2.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20196 Tenda AC10 V1.0 V15.03.06.23, AC1206 V15.03.06.23, AC6 V2.0 V15.03.06.23, AC7 V1.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20193 Tenda AC6 V2.0 V15.03.06.23, AC7 V1.0 V15.03.06.44, F1203 V2.0.1.6, AC5 V1.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20191 Tenda AC10 V1.0 V15.03.06.23, AC1206 V15.03.06.23, AC8 v4 V16.03.34.06, AC6 V2.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20109 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Tenda Ac19 v.1.0, AC18, AC9 v.1.0, AC6 v.2.0 and v.1.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-4961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhww-r997-h23m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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