Memory Buffer Bounds ErrorWeakness · CWE-119

CVE-2026-13515

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-29
Mitigation only
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click 7 weeks old

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
A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda JD12L 16.03.53.23. Impacted is the function formSetPPTPServer of the file /goform/SetPptpServerCfg. Such manipulation of the argument startIp leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly 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 confidence

Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda JD12L router firmware 16.03.53.23 within the formSetPPTPServer function at /goform/SetPptpServerCfg. The startIp parameter passed to this PPTP server configuration endpoint is not properly validated before use, allowing an attacker to overflow a stack buffer via specially crafted input. This is a remote, network-exploitable vulnerability with publicly available exploit code, potentially allowing remote code execution on the affected device.

MitigationUpdate firmware if vendor releases a patch; otherwise disable the PPTP server functionality if unused, implement network segmentation to isolate the device, and monitor for exploitation attempts.

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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 checks

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  1. Identify device model
    Access router web interface or check device label to confirm it is a Tenda JD12L router
    Affected if Device is not a Tenda JD12L router - not affected by this specific CVE
  2. Check firmware version
    Navigate to router admin panel (typically 192.168.0.1) and locate firmware version in System Settings or Status page
    Affected if Firmware version is 16.03.53.23 - matches the affected version exactly
  3. Verify PPTP server configuration access
    Check if you can access the /goform/SetPptpServerCfg endpoint or check VPN/PPTP settings in router admin panel
    Affected if PPTP server functionality exists on the device and is configurable
  4. Review for exploitation indicators
    Examine router access logs for POST requests to /goform/SetPptpServerCfg with abnormally long startIp parameter values
    Affected if Suspicious requests found with oversized startIp values

You are affected if you have a Tenda JD12L router running firmware version 16.03.53.23 with PPTP server features accessible on the network

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 firmware if vendor releases a patch; otherwise disable the PPTP server functionality if unused, implement network segmentation to isolate the device, and monitor for exploitation attempts.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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