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CVE-2025-14878VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-14878: Tenda WH450 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Tenda WH450Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 61% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Tenda WH450Affected
  • =1.0.0.18
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate network-level mitigation: Restrict access to the /goform/wirelessRestart endpoint by implementing firewall rules or access control lists (ACLs) to block unauthorized external traffic targeting this URI. 2. Network segmentation: Isolate Tenda WH450 devices from critical internal networks to limit the impact of potential compromise. 3. Monitor network traffic and logs for unusual or suspicious HTTP requests targeting the vulnerable endpoint, especially those containing the GO argument. 4. Disable remote management features on the router if not required, reducing the attack surface. 5. Apply vendor-provided firmware updates as soon as they become available to patch the vulnerability. 6. If patching is delayed, consider temporary device replacement or use of alternative secure network equipment. 7. Educate network administrators about this vulnerability and ensure incident response plans include detection and remediation steps for exploitation attempts. 8. Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or heuristics capable of identifying exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability.

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda WH450 1.0.0.18. This impacts an unknown function of the file /goform/wirelessRestart of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument GO results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

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