Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-14879

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
24 February 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0042 62.3th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

A weakness has been identified in Tenda WH450 1.0.0.18. Affected is an unknown function of the file /goform/onSSIDChange of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument ssid_index causes stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the…

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attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

prevent

Directly remediates the stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability by applying firmware patches from the vendor.

prevent

Enforces validation of the ssid_index argument in the HTTP request handler to prevent buffer overflow exploitation.

prevent

Implements memory protections such as stack canaries and non-executable stacks to mitigate stack-based buffer overflow attacks.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2025-14879 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Tenda WH450 router on firmware version 1.0.0.18. The flaw resides in an unknown function within the /goform/onSSIDChange file of the HTTP Request Handler component, where manipulation of the ssid_index argument triggers the overflow. It is associated with CWEs-119 and CWE-121.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network without authentication or user interaction, requiring only low attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), potentially allowing arbitrary code execution on the device.

A proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on GitHub (https://github.com/z472421519/BinaryAudit/blob/main/PoC/BOF/Tenda_WH450/onSSIDChange/onSSIDChange.md), and further details appear in VulDB entries (https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.337370, https://vuldb.com/?id.337370, https://vuldb.com/?submit.715362). Practitioners should monitor the Tenda website (https://www.tenda.com.cn/) for firmware patches or mitigation guidance, as the public PoC increases the risk of active attacks.

Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

tenda
wh450 firmware
1.0.0.18

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
Why these techniques?

Stack-based buffer overflow in the unauthenticated web interface (/goform/onSSIDChange) of the Tenda WH450 router enables remote exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190) for arbitrary code execution and application/system denial of service via crash (T1499.004). Public PoC available.

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