Authenticated code execution via unchecked sprintf
Published Mar 29, 2026 · Updated Mar 29, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda 4G06 04.06.01.29 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via its web endpoint. In fromDhcpListClient, sprintf copies the user-controlled page parameter into a fixed 256-byte stack buffer without a length check. The CNA assessment requires low privileges, while the published proof of concept reports no authentication; exploitation can crash the web service or redirect execution.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda 4G06 04.06.01.29 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via its web endpoint. In fromDhcpListClient, sprintf copies the user-controlled page parameter into a fixed 256-byte stack buffer without a length check. The CNA assessment requires low privileges, while the published proof of concept reports no authentication; exploitation can crash the web service or redirect execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-5036
- Published
- Mar 29, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- 4G06
- Classifications
- CWE-121, CWE-119, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=04.06.01.29
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Public exploit references
- Oversized page parameter POST proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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