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CVE-2025-5850: Tenda AC15 · Buffer Overflow

Affects Tenda AC15Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 93% 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:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jun 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

Organizations and users should immediately verify if they are running the affected firmware version 15.03.05.19_multi on Tenda AC15 routers. In the absence of an official patch, the following steps are recommended: 1) Disable remote management interfaces to reduce exposure to external attackers. 2) Restrict access to the router’s web interface to trusted internal IP addresses only. 3) Monitor network traffic for unusual activity indicative of exploitation attempts. 4) Consider replacing vulnerable devices with models from vendors providing timely security updates. 5) Implement network segmentation to isolate IoT and consumer-grade devices from critical infrastructure. 6) Regularly check vendor communications for firmware updates addressing this vulnerability and apply patches promptly once available. 7) Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems capable of identifying exploitation attempts targeting HTTP POST requests to /goform/SetLEDCf. These targeted mitigations go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, monitoring, and network architecture adjustments specific to this vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC15 15.03.05.19_multi. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function formsetschedled of the file /goform/SetLEDCf of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument Time leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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