What is CVE-2022-42165?

CVE-2022-42165 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tenda Ac10, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-42165?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-42165 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Tenda Ac10

CVE-2022-42165

Tenda AC10 V15.03.06.23 contains a Stack overflow vulnerability via /goform/formSetDeviceName.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-10-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Tenda Ac10
Tenda Ac10 Firmware — versions 15.03.06.23

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/z1r00/IOT_Vul/blob/main/Tenda/AC10/formSetDeviceName/readme.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42165?: CVE-2022-42165 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tenda Ac10, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-42165?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-42165 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.