{"id":33683,"date":"2025-04-29T13:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:58:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:43:47","slug":"cve-2025-45429-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac9-v1-0-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45429-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac9-v1-0-router\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-45429: Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Tenda ac9 v1.0 Router<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-45429 is a severe and potentially damaging vulnerability found in the Tenda ac9 v1.0 router, specifically in the firmware version V15.03.05.14_multi. This particular vulnerability exposes a stack overflow situation in \/goform\/WifiWpsStart, which could potentially lead to remote arbitrary code execution by malicious actors.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45428-remote-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac9-v1-0-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40036\">vulnerability is notable as the Tenda ac9 v1.0<\/a> router is a widely-used piece of hardware in both personal and professional environments. The consequences of a successful exploit could be severe, ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/yale-new-haven-health-system-data-breach-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-a-cybersecurity-breach-impacting-5-5-million-patients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39124\">system compromise to data<\/a> leakage, which could have a significant impact on both individuals and businesses alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-45429<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32857-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39875\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-691215666\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45427-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac9-v1-0-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40556\">Tenda ac9 v1.0<\/a> router | Firmware V15.03.05.14_multi<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a stack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28024-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a810r-v4-1-2cu-5182-b20201026\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39581\">overflow vulnerability<\/a> in the \/goform\/WifiWpsStart endpoint of the router&#8217;s firmware. A malicious actor could potentially send a specially crafted request to this endpoint, overflowing the stack and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32958-critical-adept-language-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38265\">allowing them to execute arbitrary code<\/a> remotely. This could lead to a complete system compromise, giving the attacker unrestricted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/doge-s-access-to-federal-data-a-cybersecurity-concern\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38412\">access to the system and potentially leading to data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3382564392\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample HTTP request that could be used to overflow the stack and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-40446-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-forkosh-mime-tex\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39874\">execute arbitrary code<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/WifiWpsStart HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target_router_ip\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;A&quot;*1024 }  \/\/ Stack overflow with 1024 &#039;A&#039; characters<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this is only a conceptual example and actual payloads may vary. Nonetheless, the result of such an attack could be significant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39123\">leading to a system compromise or potential<\/a> data leakage. It is therefore highly recommended that users of the affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24780-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-printcart-web-to-print-product-designer-for-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91244\">product apply the vendor patch immediately or use a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-45429 is a severe and potentially damaging vulnerability found in the Tenda ac9 v1.0 router, specifically in the firmware version V15.03.05.14_multi. This particular vulnerability exposes a stack overflow situation in \/goform\/WifiWpsStart, which could potentially lead to remote arbitrary code execution by malicious actors. This vulnerability is notable as the Tenda ac9 v1.0 router is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-33683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33683"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84269,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33683\/revisions\/84269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=33683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}