CVE-2026-10160
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 security vulnerability has been detected in TRENDnet TEW-432BRP 3.10B20. Affected by this issue is the function formSetEnableWizard of the file /goform/formSetEnableWizard. Such manipulation of the argument start_wizard leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor explains: "This product has been EOL for 15 years (since 2009). As the item has been EOL for such a long time, we are not able to replicate or fix any vulnerabilities." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
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 TRENDnet TEW-432BRP firmware 3.10B20. The formSetEnableWizard handler fails to validate the length of the start_wizard parameter before copying it to a stack-allocated buffer, allowing remote attackers to overwrite stack memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify the router modelCheck the device label or access the admin interface to confirm the model is TRENDnet TEW-432BRP. This can be done by logging into the web management panel or physically inspecting the device.Affected if The device is a TRENDnet TEW-432BRP router
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Check the firmware versionAccess the router web interface, navigate to the System or Administration section, and locate the firmware version information. Compare it against version 3.10B20.Affected if The firmware version is 3.10B20 exactly (no other versions are listed as affected in this CVE)
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Verify web management interface accessibilityAttempt to access the router login page at http://[router-ip] or check firewall rules to determine if the HTTP service (port 80) is listening on WAN/external interfaces.Affected if The router web interface is reachable from the network where remote attackers could send requests
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Confirm vulnerable endpoint existsCheck if the /goform/formSetEnableWizard endpoint is present by reviewing firmware filesystem (if accessible via firmware extraction) or by observing responses from the device.Affected if The formSetEnableWizard endpoint is present and responds to requests containing the start_wizard parameter
You are affected if you have a TRENDnet TEW-432BRP router running firmware version 3.10B20 with the web management interface accessible to the network where untrusted users could send requests to /goform/formSetEnableWizard.
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.
dbcve · scopedNo vendor patch available (EOL product). Mitigations include: disable remote administration, isolate device behind NAT/firewall/network segmentation, or replace with a supported router.
- Replace the end-of-life TRENDnet TEW-432BRP router with a currently supported model from TRENDnet or another vendor.
- If immediate replacement is not possible, isolate the affected device on a restricted network segment to limit exposure.
- Consider implementing external firewall rules to block unauthorized access to the /goform/ endpoints.
- Monitor the device for any signs of exploitation and prepare for immediate retirement.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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