What is CVE-2022-45997?

CVE-2022-45997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenda W15e, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-45997?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45997 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Tenda W15e

CVE-2022-45997

Tenda W20E V16.01.0.6(3392) is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (60.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Tenda W15e
Tenda W20e Firmware — versions 16.01.0.6\(3392\), 16.01.0.6(3392)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

attilaszia/linux-iot-cves

References

github.com/bugfinder0/public_bug/tree/main/tenda/w20e/1 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45997?: CVE-2022-45997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenda W15e, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-45997?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45997 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.