HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2026-1420

Ac23 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
A flaw has been found in Tenda AC23 16.03.07.52. This impacts an unknown function of the file /goform/WifiExtraSet. This manipulation of the argument wpapsk_crypto causes buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been published and may be used.
Affected vendor
Tenda
Affected product
Ac23 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
  • CWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow
Published
2026-01-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2026-1420

  • Confirm whether Tenda Ac23 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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