Tenda AC15
CVE-2025-11387
HIGH
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach router web interface (AV:N)
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DeliveryAuthenticate with low-privilege credentials (PR:L)
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ExploitSend crafted request to /goform/fast_setting_pppoe_set
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ExecutionOverflow stack buffer via oversized Password
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PersistExecute code / crash router
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ImpactFull device compromise (VC/VI/VA:H)
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network access to the Tenda AC15 web management interface and authenticated access at a low privilege level (PR:L), after which a request to the /goform/fast_setting_pppoe_set endpoint with an oversized 'Password' argument triggers the stack-based buffer overflow. Limiting factors: valid credentials or an active authenticated session are needed (not an unauthenticated drive-by), and risk is largely confined to devices whose management interface is reachable by the attacker - typically the LAN, or the WAN only if remote management is enabled. Scope is limited to this specific firmware version (15.03.05.18); no user interaction is required. |
| Impact | The input CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) scores 7.4 and indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring low-level privileges (PR:L - i.e. authenticated) with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable system and no scope change. The 'E:P' temporal metric (Proof-of-Concept) aligns with the stated publicly available exploit, meaning publicly available exploit code exists. However, this is NOT confirmed as actively exploited: there is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was provided in the input, so real-world exploitation volume cannot be quantified from this data. The signals are internally consistent - a classic authenticated stack-based buffer overflow in a SOHO router web endpoint, credibly leading to code execution. Net assessment: a genuine high-severity issue for exposed/affected devices, but the PR:L requirement (valid credentials or an authenticated session to the router UI) meaningfully limits mass unauthenticated exploitation; priority should be driven by whether the management interface is internet-exposed and whether default/weak credentials are in use. No EPSS or KEV data is available to confirm widespread active exploitation - treat exploitation likelihood as inferred from POC availability only. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with access to the Tenda AC15 web management interface (e.g. via default or guessed credentials, or from the LAN) sends a crafted request to /goform/fast_setting_pppoe_set with an overlong Password argument, overflowing a stack buffer. Because low-complexity, authenticated network exploitation is indicated and public POC code exists (referenced on GitHub), a reliable crash or arbitrary code execution on the router is achievable with modest effort. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda AC15 firmware 15.03.05.18 allows authenticated, low-privileged remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the 'Password' parameter of the /goform/fast_setting_pppoe_set endpoint. Publicly available exploit code exists; no active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV). The CVSS 4.0 score is 7.4, and exploitation requires network access to the device's management interface and valid credentials.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch is identified for CVE-2025-11387 at the time of analysis. As a compensating control, restrict access to the web management interface to trusted networks only (e.g., LAN-only access, disable WAN remote management if enabled), which prevents remote exploitation. Ensure that only trusted users have credentials, since authentication is required. Monitor Tenda's website (https://www.tenda.com.cn/) for firmware updates or security advisories. If the device is no longer supported, consider replacing it with a supported model. Note that disabling remote management may limit administrative convenience but significantly reduces the attack surface.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The Tenda AC15 is a wireless router. The vulnerability resides in the fast_setting_pppoe_set function, which handles PPPoE configuration. The 'Password' argument is copied into a fixed-size stack buffer without proper bounds checking, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer). An attacker with access to the web management interface can send a crafted HTTP request to /goform/fast_setting_pppoe_set with an overly long Password value, overwriting the return address or other stack data and potentially achieving arbitrary code execution. The affected firmware version is identified by CPE as cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac15_firmware:15.03.05.18. No other versions are listed as affected.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Network-reachable low-complexity endpoint, but PR:L because the web UI requires authentication; stack overflow yields code execution giving high C/I/A with no scope change.
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CVSS VectorVendor: vuldb
DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was determined in Tenda AC15 15.03.05.18. This affects an unknown function of the file /goform/fast_setting_pppoe_set. This manipulation of the argument Password causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
Executive ViewAI
A high-severity buffer overflow flaw in Tenda AC15 routers running firmware 15.03.05.18 allows an attacker who can reach the device's management interface and supply valid credentials to run arbitrary code on the device, and exploit code for it is publicly available. Because no vendor patch has been released, any organization using these routers in branch offices, retail sites, or remote or home-office setups is exposed until devices are isolated, hardened, or replaced. Leadership should care because a compromised router can serve as a persistent foothold into the network and a pivot point for lateral movement, and the exposure window is currently open-ended.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable WAN-side and remote management so the admin interface is reachable only from trusted internal networks; restrict access to the /goform/fast_setting_pppoe_set endpoint and the web UI by source IP; enforce strong unique administrator credentials and remove default accounts; segment affected routers into an isolated management VLAN with tightly filtered outbound traffic; enable and monitor logging for administrative logins and exploit attempts against the affected endpoint; consider replacing the device or migrating to a supported firmware branch.
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A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
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