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CVE-2025-55603: Tenda AX3 · Classic Buffer Overflow

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Aug 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Immediate mitigation steps should include isolating affected Tenda AX3 devices from critical network segments and restricting inbound network access to the router's management interfaces. Network administrators should monitor network traffic for unusual NTP requests or anomalies that could indicate exploitation attempts. Since no official patches are currently available, organizations should consider temporarily replacing vulnerable devices with alternative hardware or firmware versions known to be secure. Applying strict firewall rules to block unsolicited inbound traffic targeting the router and disabling NTP synchronization from untrusted sources can reduce exposure. Additionally, organizations should implement network segmentation to limit the impact of a compromised router and deploy intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) tuned to detect buffer overflow attempts or unusual NTP traffic patterns. Regularly checking for vendor updates and applying firmware patches as soon as they become available is critical. Finally, organizations should conduct thorough security assessments of their network infrastructure to identify and remediate other potential vulnerabilities.

Description

Tenda AX3 V16.03.12.10_CN is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the fromSetSysTime function via the ntpServer parameter.

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