{"id":75997,"date":"2025-09-19T13:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:02:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:09:29","slug":"cve-2025-10432-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac1206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10432-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac1206\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-10432: Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Tenda AC1206<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered a serious vulnerability in the Tenda AC1206 router, specifically in version 15.03.06.23. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-10432, is located in the HTTP Request Handler component, which could potentially allow remote attackers to compromise systems and leak sensitive data. The gravity of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ameeba-announces-cybersecurity-internship-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87687\">cybersecurity<\/a> issue is underlined by its high CVSS Severity Score of 9.8, indicating a critical level of risk. Given that Tenda routers are widely used across various sectors, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87230\">vulnerability could have far-reaching implications if not promptly addressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-10432<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85680\">System compromise<\/a> and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3982203448\" 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>Tenda AC1206  | 15.03.06.23<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9779-totolink-a702r-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-function-sub-4162dc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85113\">vulnerability in question resides in the check_param_changed function<\/a> of the file \/goform\/AdvSetMacMtuWa. By manipulating the &#8216;wanMTU&#8217; argument, attackers can trigger a stack-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54493-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig-3-9-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83394\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This overflow, in turn, can lead to arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83611\">code execution<\/a>, potentially giving the attacker control over the system. Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48817-exploiting-relative-path-traversal-in-remote-desktop-clients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92341\">exploit can be remotely<\/a> triggered, the attacker does not need physical access to the device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2530708200\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This example illustrates an HTTP POST request that sends a malicious payload to trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54491-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig-3-9-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83432\">buffer overflow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/AdvSetMacMtuWa HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nwanMTU=65536&amp;malicious_payload=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this hypothetical scenario, the &#8216;wanMTU&#8217; parameter is set to a value that exceeds the allocated buffer size and the &#8216;malicious_payload&#8217; contains a string of &#8216;A&#8217;s, which could be replaced with any other data designed to overrun the buffer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83922\">execute malicious code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate against this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available. In the interim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84700\">deploying a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation method by detecting and blocking attempts to exploit this vulnerability. It is also recommended that organizations monitor their network traffic for any signs of unusual activity, as this could indicate an attempted or successful exploit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered a serious vulnerability in the Tenda AC1206 router, specifically in version 15.03.06.23. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-10432, is located in the HTTP Request Handler component, which could potentially allow remote attackers to compromise systems and leak sensitive data. The gravity of this cybersecurity issue is underlined by its high [&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-75997","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\/75997","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=75997"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85564,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75997\/revisions\/85564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75997"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=75997"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=75997"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=75997"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=75997"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=75997"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=75997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}