I9 FirmwareOperating system · Tenda

CVE-2022-40100

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-09-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Tenda i9 v1.0.0.8(3828) was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the FormexeCommand function.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Tenda i9 router firmware v1.0.0.8(3828) contains a command injection vulnerability in the FormexeCommand function, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via unsanitized user input. This is a critical flaw as it can be exploited without authentication, potentially giving attackers full control of the device.

MitigationUpdate to a patched firmware version if available; if no patch exists, restrict network access to the device's management interface and monitor for indicators of compromise.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
I9 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 1.0.0.8\(3828\)

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Locate the device label or access the router web interface to confirm the model is Tenda i9
    Affected if The device is a Tenda i9 router
  2. Check the installed firmware version
    Access the router admin panel (typically at http://192.168.0.1) and navigate to System Settings or Firmware Upgrade to view the current firmware version, or use the router CLI if available
    Affected if The firmware version is exactly 1.0.0.8(3828)
  3. Confirm the web management interface is accessible
    Attempt to reach the router web interface over HTTP/HTTPS from the network
    Affected if The web interface is exposed and responds to requests
  4. Verify the FormexeCommand function exists
    Inspect HTTP requests to the router web interface for endpoints that invoke FormexeCommand - this function handles command execution and may accept user-supplied parameters
    Affected if The FormexeCommand function is present and accepts unsanitized input

A user is affected if they have a Tenda i9 router running firmware version 1.0.0.8(3828) with the web management interface accessible, as this specific version contains the command injection flaw in the FormexeCommand function.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to a patched firmware version if available; if no patch exists, restrict network access to the device's management interface and monitor for indicators of compromise.

Fix this in I9 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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