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CVE-2025-8980VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-8980: Tenda G1 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Affects Tenda G1Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediate network segmentation: Isolate Tenda G1 devices from critical network segments to limit potential lateral movement in case of compromise. 2. Restrict administrative access: Enforce strict access controls and use multi-factor authentication for any administrative interfaces to reduce the risk of privilege escalation. 3. Monitor firmware update processes: Implement logging and alerting on firmware update attempts to detect suspicious activities early. 4. Disable remote firmware updates if not necessary or restrict them to trusted management networks. 5. Engage with Tenda for official patches or firmware updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once available. 6. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on network gateway devices to identify similar weaknesses. 7. Maintain an inventory of all Tenda G1 devices in use and prioritize their replacement or upgrade if patches are delayed. 8. Educate IT staff about this vulnerability and the importance of monitoring for unusual device behavior.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Tenda G1 16.01.7.8(3660). Affected by this issue is the function check_upload_file of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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