CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2026-6016 — A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC9 15.03.02.13

High CVSS 9

A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC9 15.03.02.13. The affected element is the function decodePwd of the file /goform/WizardHandle of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument WANS results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Severity
High
CVSS
9 (2.0)
Published
2026-04-10
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-119, CWE-121

Affected products

  • tenda / ac9_firmware / 15.03.02.13

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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