Vulnerability in Tenda Ac15
CVE-2025-8979
A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC15 15.13.07.13. Affected by this vulnerability is the function check_fw_type/split_fireware/check_fw of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of…
EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Tenda Ac15 — versions 15.13.07.13
- Tenda Ac15_firmware — versions 15.13.07.13
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required)
- cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8979?
- CVE-2025-8979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenda Ac15, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8979 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.