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CVE-2021-31755 · Tenda AC11 Router · Published 2021-05-07
9.8 out of 10
CVSS rates it critical: about as damaging as flaws get.
87%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 1808 days ago (2021-11-17).
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Tenda AC11 devices contain a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in /goform/setmac which allows attackers to execute code via a crafted post request.
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC11 devices with firmware through 02.03.01.104_CN. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in /goform/setmac allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the system via a crafted post request.
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A program writes outside the memory region it is allowed to use.
CWE-787 · CISA KEV; NVD record: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0; NVD record: nvd@nist.gov
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