CVE-2023-40915Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Service interruption via unchecked SSID copy

Published Aug 25, 2023 · Updated Oct 2, 2024

Stack buffer overflow in Tenda AX3 Firmware 16.03.12.11 allows remote attackers to interrupt the router's HTTP service via an SSID value. /bin/httpd's form_fast_setting_wifi_set copies the HTTP ssid parameter into a stack buffer without checking its length. The endpoint accepts the request without authentication; published evidence supports service interruption, not code execution.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.74%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack buffer overflow in Tenda AX3 Firmware 16.03.12.11 allows remote attackers to interrupt the router's HTTP service via an SSID value. /bin/httpd's form_fast_setting_wifi_set copies the HTTP ssid parameter into a stack buffer without checking its length. The endpoint accepts the request without authentication; published evidence supports service interruption, not code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40915
Published
Aug 25, 2023
Updated
Oct 2, 2024
Vendor
Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
AX3 Firmware
Classifications
CWE-787, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=16.03.12.11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. · AX3 Firmwareversion=16.03.12.11

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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