{"id":50813,"date":"2025-06-10T12:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:16:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:57:17","slug":"cve-2025-5527-critical-vulnerability-exposing-potential-system-compromise-in-tenda-rx3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5527-critical-vulnerability-exposing-potential-system-compromise-in-tenda-rx3\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5527: Critical Vulnerability Exposing Potential System Compromise in Tenda RX3<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is fraught with evolving threats, a scenario vividly exemplified by the recently discovered critical vulnerability CVE-2025-5527. This issue affects a broad range of devices running the Tenda RX3 16.03.13.11_multi_TDE01 software. It&#8217;s particularly alarming because of its potential to enable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42977-path-handling-vulnerability-that-risks-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56923\">system compromise and data leakage<\/a>, hence the urgency to address it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31632-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-spyropress-la-boom\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56910\">vulnerability impacts the function save_staticroute_data of the file<\/a> \/goform\/SetStaticRouteCfg, and the exploit has been disclosed publicly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5527<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52723-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-networker-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65852\">Remote Network<\/a><br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31263-critical-memory-handling-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage-in-macos-sequoia-15-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56995\">system compromise and data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3563226211\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Tenda | RX3 16.03.13.11_multi_TDE01<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1656-heap-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57074\">vulnerability CVE-2025-5527 is a stack-based buffer overflow<\/a> issue. It occurs when the function save_staticroute_data of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53964-critical-file-manipulation-vulnerability-in-goldendict\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67168\">file \/goform\/SetStaticRouteCfg manipulates<\/a> the argument list. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2497-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57169\">buffer overflow<\/a> happens when the system attempts to store more data in a buffer than it can handle. This technique can be exploited by an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1277-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications-through-malicious-pdf-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57138\">corrupt the execution stack of a software application<\/a>, leading to a system crash or potentially allowing the execution of malicious code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2537203205\" 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 conceptual HTTP request could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47668-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57509\">potentially trigger this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/SetStaticRouteCfg HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\narg1=value1&amp;arg2=value2&amp;...&amp;argN=very_long_value<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the example above, the `very_long_value` represents an excessively long string that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2020-36846-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-brotli-compression-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57246\">overflow the buffer<\/a> when the `save_staticroute_data` function attempts to store it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until the vendor provides a patch, there are temporary mitigations that can be implemented to lessen the risk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22236-minion-event-bus-authorization-bypass-vulnerability-posing-serious-security-threats\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63355\">posed by this vulnerability<\/a>. These include using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22040-race-condition-vulnerability-in-linux-kernel-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57855\">systems can detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Nonetheless, users are strongly encouraged to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available to permanently address this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is fraught with evolving threats, a scenario vividly exemplified by the recently discovered critical vulnerability CVE-2025-5527. This issue affects a broad range of devices running the Tenda RX3 16.03.13.11_multi_TDE01 software. It&#8217;s particularly alarming because of its potential to enable system compromise and data leakage, hence the urgency to address it. 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