Authenticated code execution via WifiExtraSet buffer overflow
Published Jan 26, 2026 · Updated Jan 26, 2026
A buffer overflow in Tenda AC23 firmware 16.03.07.52 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via WifiExtraSet. Published sources identify the /goform/WifiExtraSet handler and its wpapsk_crypto argument but do not disclose the exact unsafe copy operation or buffer layout. Network access and low-privilege authentication to the management interface are required; successful exploitation permits code execution on the router.
Summary
What happened
A buffer overflow in Tenda AC23 firmware 16.03.07.52 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via WifiExtraSet. Published sources identify the /goform/WifiExtraSet handler and its wpapsk_crypto argument but do not disclose the exact unsafe copy operation or buffer layout. Network access and low-privilege authentication to the management interface are required; successful exploitation permits code execution on the router.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-1420
- Published
- Jan 26, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- AC23
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-120, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=16.03.07.52
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Public exploit references
- Tenda AC23 WifiExtraSet proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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