CVE-2025-5855
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 · uneditedA vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Tenda AC6 15.03.05.16. This affects the function formSetRebootTimer of the file /goform/SetRebootTimer. The manipulation of the argument rebootTime leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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 · high confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in the formSetRebootTimer function in Tenda AC6 firmware 15.03.05.16 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the rebootTime parameter in the /goform/SetRebootTimer endpoint.
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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= 15.03.05.16CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device model is Tenda AC6Log into the router web interface or check the device label/marketing materials to verify the exact model number is AC6.Affected if Device is not a Tenda AC6 router
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Identify installed firmware versionAccess the router admin panel (typically at 192.168.0.1) and navigate to System Settings > Firmware Upgrade or System Status to view the firmware version. Alternatively, check via CLI if available or extract from firmware file.Affected if Firmware version is 15.03.05.16 exactly
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Verify web management interface is accessibleAttempt to access the router's web interface from an external network (WAN side) on ports 80 or 443. Check router firewall settings under Security or Access Control to see if remote management is enabled.Affected if Remote web management (HTTP/HTTPS from WAN) is enabled and the device is internet-facing
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Check for SetRebootTimer function availabilitySend an HTTP POST request to http://[router-ip]/goform/SetRebootTimer with any rebootTime parameter value (e.g., rebootTime=1) and observe the response. A non-error response indicates the vulnerable function exists.Affected if The SetRebootTimer function responds without authentication and accepts the rebootTime parameter
You are affected if you have a Tenda AC6 router running firmware 15.03.05.16 with the remote web management interface accessible from WAN.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to patched firmware if available; otherwise, restrict access to the router's web management interface to trusted networks or disable remote administration.
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