CVE-2025-12596 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Tenda AC23 firmware version 16.03.07.52, specifically within the saveParentControlInfo function of the /goform/saveParentControlInfo file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV list), public exploit details are available, and the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, suggesting a potential for future attacks. Organizations using affected Tenda AC23 devices should prioritize mitigation efforts.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.03.07.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac23_firmware:16.03.07.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.