Remote code execution via unbounded QoS list copy
Published Feb 21, 2026 · Updated Feb 21, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda A21 1.0.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a crafted QoS list. The set_qosMib_list function copies the user-controlled list parameter with strcpy into the 256-byte qos_str stack buffer without checking its length. Low-privileged access to the web management interface is required; oversized input can overwrite the return address, execute code, or crash httpd.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda A21 1.0.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a crafted QoS list. The set_qosMib_list function copies the user-controlled list parameter with strcpy into the 256-byte qos_str stack buffer without checking its length. Low-privileged access to the web management interface is required; oversized input can overwrite the return address, execute code, or crash httpd.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-2870
- Published
- Feb 21, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 21, 2026
- Vendor
- Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- A21
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-121, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0.0
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Public exploit references
- A21 formSetQosBand overflow proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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