CVE-2025-10815: Tenda AC20 · Buffer Overflow
Affects Tenda AC20Source CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 8.7 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 57% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Tenda AC20 | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Organizations should immediately identify and inventory all Tenda AC20 devices running affected firmware versions. Since no official patches or updates are referenced, mitigation should include: 1) Disabling remote management interfaces exposed to the internet, especially HTTP POST endpoints related to VPN configuration. 2) Restricting access to router management interfaces via network segmentation and firewall rules to trusted IP addresses only. 3) Monitoring network traffic for unusual POST requests targeting /goform/SetPptpServerCfg and signs of buffer overflow exploitation attempts. 4) If possible, upgrading firmware to a fixed version once released by Tenda. 5) As a temporary measure, disabling PPTP VPN services on the router to reduce attack surface. 6) Employing network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) with signatures for this vulnerability’s exploit patterns. 7) Educating IT staff about the vulnerability and ensuring incident response plans include this threat. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, monitoring, and configuration changes specific to the vulnerable component.
Description
A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC20 up to 16.03.08.12. Affected by this issue is the function strcpy of the file /goform/SetPptpServerCfg of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Such manipulation of the argument startIp leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.