What is CVE-2023-38932?

CVE-2023-38932 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tenda F1202, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-38932?

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

Buffer overflow in Tenda F1202

CVE-2023-38932

Tenda F1202 V1.2.0.9, PA202 V1.1.2.5, PW201A V1.1.2.5 and FH1202 V1.2.0.9 were discovered to contain a stack overflow via the page parameter in the SafeEmailFilter function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-08-07 · 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 (60.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% 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 F1202
Tenda F1202 Firmware — versions 1.2.0.9
Tenda Fh1202
Tenda Fh1202 Firmware — versions 1.2.0.9
Tenda Pa202
Tenda Pa202 Firmware — versions 1.1.2.5
Tenda Pw201a
Tenda Pw201a Firmware — versions 1.1.2.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.netgear.com/about/security/ (Not Applicable)
github.com/FirmRec/IoT-Vulns/tree/main/tenda/formSafeEmailFilter (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38932?: CVE-2023-38932 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tenda F1202, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-38932?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.