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CVE-2025-55605: 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, 17:16 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 include: 1) Identifying all Tenda AX3 routers in use within the organization and verifying their firmware version. 3) Restricting remote management access to the router, disabling WAN-side administration interfaces, and limiting access to trusted internal IP addresses. 4) Implementing network segmentation to isolate vulnerable routers from critical systems and sensitive data. 5) Monitoring network traffic for unusual patterns indicative of exploitation attempts, such as unexpected deviceName parameter usage or anomalous packets targeting router management services. 6) Employing intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or heuristics tuned to detect buffer overflow attempts against Tenda routers. 7) Educating users and IT staff about the risks and signs of router compromise to enable rapid response. These measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on device-specific controls and proactive detection.

Description

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

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